ATHENS, Greece — Although melanoma occurs much more frequently in people with lighter complexions, people with darker skin are also at risk, according to experts who spoke at the 11th World Congress ...

When people of color are diagnosed with melanoma, it’s often at more advanced stages and associated with lower rates of survival. Lack of awareness about melanoma risk, as well as underrepresentation ...

The impact of skin color in the lives of Latinos across the United States is huge. The impact of skin color in the lives of Latinos across the United States is huge. It impacts the ability to move ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met Friday to figure out ways to make pulse oximeters more accurate when doing readings on darker skin both in hospitals and at home, after research ...

Atopic dermatitis, the most common type of eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that can affect anyone. But research shows that it’s more prevalent in certain communities of color, ...

Nina Jablonski was at the helm of researching skin color evolution in the 1990s. Since then, she's worked with other scholars such as Henry Louis Gates Jr. to give young students a chance to ...