In raging summer, sunscreen misinformation scorches US

Dermatologists are scrambling to disabuse people of the increasingly popular perception that higher levels of sun exposure are good for the skin.

Tourists enjoy sunbathing at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 1, 2010. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. (Credit: AFP)