Joseph Levy

Mar 19, 2024 | smarttan.com | Joseph Levy

By Joseph Levy, American Suntanning AssociationIn the past decade the evidence supporting regular, non-burning UV exposure as opposed to sun-abstinence or over-blown sun-avoidance has continued to come into focus – especially now that government data shows clearly that most sunburns occur in situations when people aren’t even trying to tan.

Feb 22, 2024 | smarttan.com | Joseph Levy

By Joseph Levy, American Suntanning AssociationThe professional tanning community can take pride in the fact that when we do our jobs correctly, we are part of the solution – not part of the problem – in the fight against sunburn. Now more than ever, the data tell that story. Non-tanners do most of the sunburning outside today, according to the government’s own data.

Feb 1, 2024 | istmagazine.com | Joseph Levy

The professional tanning community can take pride in the fact that when we do our jobs correctly, we are part of the solution – not part of the problem – in the fight against sunburn. Now more than ever, the data tells that story: Non-tanners do most of the sunburning outdoors today, according to the government’s own data.

Sep 18, 2023 | aei.org | Benedic Ippolito |Joseph Levy

AbstractThe rising popularity of drugs to treat obesity and diabetes, including Ozempic, has focused attention on their costs. However, existing research has incompletely characterized prices by focusing on only undiscounted list prices. We estimate that net prices received by drugmakers are 48–78 percent lower than list prices.

Aug 1, 2023 | istmagazine.com | Joseph Levy

For years, I’ve written about the benefit of base tans – showing objectively how science still supports what we do in professional sunbed centers. And for years, I’ve given talks about base tans, explaining to people how they are an important tool in the sunburn prevention arsenal. This month, I’d like to tell you about how I personally put this into practice.