It’s May, and while that means warmer weather and thoughts of summer fun, it also brings a serious reminder from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): we’re failing when it comes to sun safety, and much of it is because of the confusing and often downright wrong information floating around online. Imagine your kids, or even you, scrolling through TikTok and seeing someone confidently declare that SPF is a scam, or that you need to “get your vitamin D” by baking in the sun without protection. That’s exactly the kind of misinformation that’s leading millions of Americans to cut back…

It’s easy to get caught up in headlines and statistics, especially when they touch on something as fundamental as a nation’s population. When I first read about the “misleading claims” regarding Nepal’s supposed rapid population decline, a wave of confusion and concern washed over me. It felt like a contradiction, a sudden shift in understanding that begged for clarification. The idea that crucial family planning programs could be jeopardized by these claims was particularly unsettling, as these programs are often lifelines for individuals and communities, offering agency and health. The initial assumption, often perpetuated by simplistic narratives, is that a…