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Would you take a drug to cure baldness or hair loss?

Kaye gets to the heart of the stories making the news, offering the listeners the opportunity to have their say. Would you take a drug to cure baldness or hair loss?

A potential new cure for baldness has been discovered using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis. Project leader Dr Nathan Hawkshaw, from the University of Manchester, said it could "make a real difference to people who suffer from hair loss".
Would you take a drug to cure baldness or hair loss?
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  • Wed 9 May 2018 09:00

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