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

Here & Now Newsroom

May 22, 2026

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 segment airs on May 22, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

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