It's sunscreen season, and as usual there are myths galore in the media. I go through Vox, NPR, USA Today and Mirror articles, and debunk the myths in them.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/06/16/mineral-sunscreen-spf-chemical-dermatologists-recommend/70308642007/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/04/1179542293/picking-the-right-sunscreen-isnt-as-important-as-avoiding-these-6-mistakes
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/doctor-explains-what-spf-number-30226675
https://www.vox.com/even-better/23699060/sunscreen-questions-answered-spf-uv-rays-supergoop-la-roche-posay
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/05/27/sunscreen-melanoma-skin-cancer/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26431814/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2599760
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