This series is brought to you by MedPage Today.
1. Study Affirms Indoor Tanning, Skin Cancer Link. Indoor tanning with lamps and beds boosts the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer, especially among younger people.
2. Beta-Blockers Not Always Life Savers. Contrary to long held belief beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of a second heart attack and in some patients the drugs appear to increase the risk of events.
3. Eye Measures Tied to Brain Pathology in MS. Retinal thickness as measured with a high-tech ocular scanner in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients correlated significantly with the volumes of certain brain structures.
Past 6 Months
Dear lawmakers: This is what it’s like to be a doctor today
Matthew Moeller, MD | PhysicianA gun owner responds to Sandy Hook
Edwin Leap, MD | PhysicianIs Chris Christie too obese to run for president?
Jeffrey Parks, MD | PhysicianIf I’m wrong about guns, can you please explain why?
Claire McCarthy, MD | PhysicianPrimary care doctors may no longer be needed
Doug Olson, MD | PhysicianWalgreens moves into primary care, and it’s our own damn fault
Kevin Pho, MD | Kevin's Take