More than half of Latinos think their skin color hurts their chances at social mobility and makes them a target of discrimination, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows.

Homeland Security DHS slams the idea that authorities target people based on skin color: 'Disgusting and categorically FALSE' 'What makes someone a target is if they are in the United States ...

A study reveals that many genetic skin variants associated with light skin originated in Africa, challenging long-held racist assumptions about biological race.

Pulse oximeters use light to detect blood oxygen levels—something very important when determining severity of diseases like Covid—but melanin in darker skin makes it difficult to get accurate ...

Using skin color to evaluate and score newborns does not advance health equity or promote better outcomes for patients. It advances racial bias, systemically, from a child’s first minute.

She's co-director of the Skin of Color Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston — one of the country's few centers devoted to this specialized care. This segment aired on November 29, 2022.

AI bias tests gloss over a crucial aspect of skin color, Sony research claims. In a new paper, Sony AI ethics researchers call for AI algorithms to be measured against a diverse range of skin hues ...

Her skin hypopigmentation (discoloration of the skin) began as a minor issue in 2022 while taking a different treatment, Lenvima with Keytruda, which resulted in vitiligo on her hands and feet.

The White and skin of color patients comprised 24.3% and 29.6% men, respectively. Further, 57.8% and 44.1% of these patient groups had a history of atopy, respectively.

NEW YORK — Because of their heterogeneity in appearance, drug-induced skin rashes are a common diagnostic challenge, but eruptions in skin of color, particularly those with a delayed onset ...