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   the magnificent rhys (rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf)'s status on Sunday, 03-Aug-2025 19:58:22 JST the magnificent rhys

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   I'm honestly super fascinated by this whole sunscreen thing.

   "We've taken a massive backwards step," says Dr Kate McCann, a preventative health specialist. "The message that the sun is good and sunscreen causes cancer is a complete loss of health literacy."

   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgn69w9k0eo

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     the magnificent rhys (rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf)'s status on Sunday, 03-Aug-2025 19:58:23 JST the magnificent rhys

     Suddenly some recent conversations about the conspiracy theory that sunscreen causes cancer make a bit more sense.

     I wasn't aware this was a plank of the MAHA so-called alternative medicine nonsense, but this piece explores it — along with sun exposure and tanning more generally.

     Gifted link, free for fourteen days.

     #sunscreen #trump #maga #maha

     https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/07/tanning-sunburn-safety-maha-rfk/683608/?gift=y-oC1QlmgLOUZVvlEoH84yaRwE5RkXQ5DJwNon4NO90&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.