A 15-year-old boy from Annandale, Virginia, has been named Time Magazine’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his pioneering efforts in the fight against skin cancer. Heman Bekele, originally from Ethiopia, is developing a soap that could transform skin cancer treatment, Time announced on August 15. “It’s amazing to think that one day my soap […]
Blacks, as well as others who tend to have darker complexions, don’t have to worry about sunscreen – the higher levels of melanin in their…
For 33 years, the FDA has pondered stricter standards for sunscreens that would require the products to provide a minimal amount of sun protection. Currently, SPF refers only to protection from UVB rays, which cause sunburns, not to UVA rays, which cause skin cancer. Effective next summer, the SPF will have to refer to both […]