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Stay safe by applying sunscreen before you hit the beach this summer

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 22, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT
A sunbather applies sunscreen at the Renaca beach in Vina del Mar, on January 24, 2009. (Martin Bernett/AFP via Getty Images)
Martin Bernett/AFP via Getty Images
A sunbather applies sunscreen at the Renaca beach in Vina del Mar, on January 24, 2009. (Martin Bernett/AFP via Getty Images)

Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start to summer are here.

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan talks with Dr. Adam Friedman, chair of dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, about all you need to know about sunscreen before hitting the beach this summer.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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