tanning bed
noun
US
: a machine that people lie in while being exposed to bright light in order to darken their skin
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The new research looked at thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in people who used tanning beds and those who did not, and found nearly a threefold increase in the risk of melanoma among tanning bed users.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, for a control cohort, the researchers randomly selected 2,925 people from the 24,841 patients with no history of tanning bed usage.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that tanning bed users were nearly three times as likely to develop melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — compared to people who'd never tanned indoors.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Dec. 2025
But this new research suggests that tanning bed usage actually triples the risk of skin cancer—a 200 percent increase.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Things take a turn for the whimsical when, with the help of some lightning — and later, Taffy’s tanning bed — Lisa finds a companion in an undead, Victorian-era Cole Sprouse, a hopeless romantic who communicates exclusively in grunts, and whose devotion to Lisa knows no bounds.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The only way to prevent a tanning bed rash completely is to avoid tanning beds.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
At the very least, more regulation around any kind of tanning bed use, or better yet, a total ban.
—Lucy Abbersteen, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
Use self-tanners instead of tanning outside or using a tanning bed.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Then, for a control cohort, the researchers randomly selected 2,925 people from the 24,841 patients with no history of tanning bed usage.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that tanning bed users were nearly three times as likely to develop melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — compared to people who'd never tanned indoors.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Dec. 2025
But this new research suggests that tanning bed usage actually triples the risk of skin cancer—a 200 percent increase.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Things take a turn for the whimsical when, with the help of some lightning — and later, Taffy’s tanning bed — Lisa finds a companion in an undead, Victorian-era Cole Sprouse, a hopeless romantic who communicates exclusively in grunts, and whose devotion to Lisa knows no bounds.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The only way to prevent a tanning bed rash completely is to avoid tanning beds.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
At the very least, more regulation around any kind of tanning bed use, or better yet, a total ban.
—Lucy Abbersteen, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
Use self-tanners instead of tanning outside or using a tanning bed.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Tanning bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanning%20bed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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