Oncology & Cancer
Tips to checking your skin for skin cancer
Skin cancer can pop up anywhere on your skin, including the soles of your feet and even under your fingernails.
Jun 5, 2023
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News tagged with darker skin
Oncology & Cancer
Fighting racial bias in next-gen breast cancer screening
Breast cancer is one of the most common and deadly types of cancer, and the best outcomes stem from early detection. But some screening techniques may be less effective for people with darker skin.
May 9, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Nurse develops technology to detect bruises on dark skin
Detecting bruising on darker skin can sometimes be difficult, limiting a nurse's ability to document wounds and testify to them in court.
Dec 8, 2022
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Health
Physicians say faulty oxygen devices put lives in peril
Faulty readings by pulse oximeters may have resulted in more COVID deaths among minorities, doctors warned in testimony before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel this week.
Nov 3, 2022
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Health informatics
Training physicians and algorithms in dermatology diversity
There's a long-standing challenge in dermatology: textbooks, databases, journals and lectures are largely bereft of images that feature darker skin.
Sep 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Newer sunscreens can better match your skin tone
Newer sunscreens that can match your skin tone may encourage more people to use sunscreen, an expert says.
Apr 4, 2022
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Health
Got hives? How to relieve them at home
(HealthDay)—When you break out in hives, you want relief fast.
Feb 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK warns COVID monitor devices work less well for darker skin
Britain's state-run healthcare service warned Saturday that devices used by people with COVID to monitor blood-oxygen levels at home may give inaccurate readings for people with darker skin.
Jul 31, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Used to gauge COVID severity, pulse oximeters can be inaccurate on darker skin
(HealthDay)—Pulse oximeters—small devices that clip onto fingertips—can seem like a handy way to gauge oxygen levels while monitoring a case of COVID-19. But people of color should be cautious about relying on them ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dark-skinned teens, females prime targets of acne's psychological fallout
A more aggressive approach to treating acne that marries the disciplines of psychology and dermatology is needed, according to two UC Riverside psychology researchers.
Feb 12, 2021
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