Some skin problems can actually get better with special UV light treatments that doctors control carefully — it's like using sunlight in a safe, medical way to help heal the skin.

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Current insights and future perspectives of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure: Friends and foes to the skin and beyond the skin.

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The study says that even though UV light can be harmful, doctors can use it in a controlled way to help treat certain skin problems, which supports the idea that UV therapy can be helpful.

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Current insights and future perspectives of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure: Friends and foes to the skin and beyond the skin.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108535

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