Medscape Dermatology Podcast

A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation.

Joseph Smith, MD, Chief Medical and Science Officer of West Wireless Health Institute, says that doctors keep doing the same treatments without paying enough attention to the evidence for them.

The biggest shake-up in the history of medicine is coming and most doctors aren't ready. Dr. Eric Topol tells Dr. John Reed how physicians can prepare.

Stuart Altman, PhD, of Brandeis University, talks with Eli Y. Adashi, MD, about US healthcare reform and the upcoming Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act.

ICD-10 will have a huge impact on physicians' daily lives and revenue. It's important to make the transition smooth and be ready, or the practice could end up losing significant money when billing.

Dr. Matthew Fenton, from NIAID, and Dr. Hugh Sampson, past president of AAAAI, review the food allergy guidelines and discuss how they should guide clinical practice.

Some drugs that are currently on the market have never been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Safe Use Initiative is taking aim at adverse drug events and seeks input on safety issues encountered by frontline clinicians.

Frank Veith, MD, believes that the initiative to separate physicians from industry is excessive and can lead to harm for patients. What do you think?

Sunscreen is known to reduce the risk for cutaneous melanoma, but can its regular use affect the risk for invasive disease? Dr. Maurie Markman reports on an interesting new study.