Awareness of how conditions present on different skin colours has long been an issue in dermatology. See how initiatives are bringing change, from a book by a medical student, to actions from national bodies.

The British Skin Foundation worked with ITN to produce a campaign to help us to understand our skin. The changes life brings and that skin conditions are a fact of life but don’t define who we are.

Chatbots first emerged six decades ago but recent development in AI has seen them advance. Are they ready to cope with the complexity of human language and the human body, to take up medical duties.

Our skin is the basis of our thermoregulatory system but can need help during extremes, such as the temperatures we are to see in July 2022. See the steps to take and why this is an issue for people of all ages.

The Covid pandemic brought video apps to prominence but how about the reliability of apps built to diagnose skin conditions. See research to date and practical views on them replacing specialist diagnosis.

See a UV image which shows how the sun ages our skin, bringing wrinkling, blotchiness, liver spots and more. Treatment can set aside these signs, although prevention is the best answer and worth the time.

Advertising aimed at young people has been stopped, for treatment ranging from breast augmentation, to chemical peels. A decision based on the risk of medical damage and adding to psychological harm.

Preventing skin cancer is an important use for sunscreen but as research has shown, this can also control the ageing process. Medical conditions can be stopped from worsening, eye damage be avoided.

A group of images show how varied seborrhoeic warts can be, in appearance and location. Clarity of diagnosis points to the best routes for treatment and avoids risk of confusion with other conditions, such as skin cancers.

The UK centres which carry out research, or make global knowledge available fulfil a vital role. Ensuring our patients receive up to date, safe care and do not miss out on developments which can help.