A barber cuts a client's hair at a barber shop in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it's a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s.
Back then, TV viewers were inundated with ads for Rogaine, a sticky topical solution that could help treat thinning hair when applied to the scalp.
