By Bradford Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoNurse practitioners (NPs) have been gaining increasing autonomy in their practice, allowing them to practice without physician supervision [...]

By Patrick O'Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association[AmSpa first published a list of states granting APRNs full practice authority in [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Recently, the North Carolina Medical Board published an article exploring some of [...]

By WMPGThe world of medical spas is an exciting one that combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. For those just [...]

Wealthier people are at greater risk for melanoma, according to new research in Cancers.“A higher socio-economic status is known to be associated [...]

The medical retreat and cosmetic procedure markets have expanded significantly in recent years. Medical spas’ dearth of consistent medical oversight raises safety [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure recently released two guidance documents; one [...]

The Medical Spa Show (MSS) is the medical aesthetics industry’s number one event each year, and while there’s obviously no replacing the [...]

By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The Oregon Board of Cosmetology and the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians have [...]

Tien Tan Vo, a doctor practicing in Imperial Valley, has pleaded guilty to crimes related to his years-long use of foreign unapproved [...]

By Michael Meyer, Content Manager, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Each summer starts with the anticipation of a series of events that compel [...]

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, announced the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology published results from a year-long, post-hoc analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) [...]