Redefining ‘flesh-colored’ bandages makes medicine more inclusive

Popularizing brown bandages would help normalize dark skin, a medical student argues

a little Black girl getting a peach-tented bandaid from a nurse

Most bandages on the market are tinted to match white people’s skin tone. Popularizing brown bandages could help unravel that legacy of medical racism, medical experts argue.

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When Linda Oyesiku was a child, she skinned her knee on her school’s playground.