When choosing a sunscreen, there are four non-negotiables.
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Our warm weather season is short, and it’s important to enjoy the outdoors. The point isn’t to be sun-scared — just stay sun-safe.
While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people. Yet that distinction is lacking in public health messaging.
UVC radiation is effective for disinfecting objects and surfaces. It could help manage the coronavirus pandemic and fill gaps in PPE supplies.
While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people.
UV ratings indicate risk of skin damage – but they’re based on pale skin. New wrist bands designed for six different tones of skin provide a more personalised way to track safe UV exposure.
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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Division of Dermatology), The University of Texas at Austin
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer and Researcher, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, Genomics and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bond University; Murdoch University
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Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Professor of Biosecurity and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Global Engagement, Murdoch University
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Professor, ARC Future Fellow & Founding Director, Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, RMIT University
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Chair, Melanoma/Skin Disease Site Group, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, Oncology, McMaster University