Issue Summary June 4, 2013

Published: June 3, 2013, 8 p.m.

Summary of the June 4, 2013 issue, including articles on sunscreen and skin aging, electronic health records, aspirin versus heparin for thromboprophylaxis after hip surgery, and blood tests to diagnose fibrosis in patients with HCV infection, as well as an Update in endocrinology, a synopsis of the KDIGO guideline on evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease, a report on methods to estimate overdiagnosis in breast and prostate cancer screening, and commentaries on over-the-counter access to oral contraceptive pills and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's recent guidelines on opioid prescribing in emergency departments.