If you were reveling in beach time, a desert hike or just a sunny backyard hang and got some painfully red skin to show for it, try not to beat yourself up too much — sunburn happens to the best of us ...

Some folks think sunburns are no big deal, but a D.C. burn surgeon recommends professional care when skin blisters or sunburn symptoms include feeling sick. “People do need to know that if they’ve had ...

A sunburn is your skin cells’ reaction to damage from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. In a first-degree sunburn, the top layer of skin, called the epidermis, is injured, resulting in redness, pain ...

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. From beach getaways to outdoor barbecues, the summer months are prime time for spending days in the sun. But all those hours basking in the rays can spell disaster ...

While summer days mean more fun in the sun, an unfortunate side effect of the warmer weather can be sunburn. A nasty sunburn is painful and can seem even more uncomfortable at night when you're trying ...

A few months ago, 10-year-old Autry got such a bad sunburn at a Los Angeles area pool that she couldn't sleep at night. "I was laying on my back and my mom put pillows all around me, but I couldn't ...

A 21-year-old woman, who says she's never had "bad" sunburn or used tanning beds, was diagnosed with the deadliest type of skin cancer. Darcy Shaw, now 24, told the charity Teenage Cancer Trust that ...