Anatomy drawings have been used for thousands of years, but medical illustration wasn't established as a profession in the United States until the late 19th century, according to the Association ...

Ibe says that a lack of illustrations of skin conditions in Black skin makes it hard for medical students to diagnose them. Mukwende hopes that together they can create “the blueprint for the ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London have developed a new type of responsive “ synthetic skin .” The skin is made from a single hydrogel that is capable of ...

The subcutaneous layer is the deepest skin layer. It protects a person’s body and keeps it warm. This layer also provides insulation and protection for vital tissues such as muscles, bones, and ...

“I started medical illustrations to promote the use of black skin illustrations in our medical textbooks,” Ibe wrote on a GoFundMe page dedicated to raising money for his education.

Jenner’s grisly illustrations of misbehaving skin are as much instruments of comfort, then, as they are graphic records of therapeutic intervention: The accurate portrayal of the disease’s ...

Take a deeper look inside your anatomy with the answers to these questions, plus a few bonus facts about your bones, muscles, and organs' helpful counterparts. The skin is the largest organ in the ...