Is this a waste of money: THE CREATION of a groundbreaking database to help diagnose skin conditions on darker skinned is being pioneered by staff at the University of Birmingham?

Less than four per cent of images in dermatology databases involve patients with darker skin. A condition like ringworm can look completely different on white skin, as the skin reddens, making the condition clearly visible." “Doctors and medical students have little opportunity to learn about how skin conditions in people with darker skin tones, which means there can be a delay or a mistake in diagnosis.” Dr June Jones, a senior lecturer in biomedical ethics at the university, has joined forces with the Channel 4 health awareness show Embarrassing Bodies to encourage more people from ethnic backgrounds to upload images of skin conditions on to the programme’s website. http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/black-and-white-issue-0