Harvard Health Blog Skin care shouldn’t be colorblind POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2020, 10:30 AM Jennifer Lin, MD, Contributor In medicine, we are trained to be colorblind and treat all patients equally, to the best of our ability. The irony is that in dermatology we have to take skin color into account, because the color of the skin affects the presentation of skin conditions. This is important to consider in order to make an accurate diagnosis and weigh the best treatment options. Learn more »

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