The Texas Med Spa IV Therapy Death: What You Need to Know
October 19, 2023Update 12/21/2023: On December 21, 2023, the Texas Medical Board amended its suspension order for Dr. Gallagher, the medical director of Luxe Med [...]
Ozempic Study Shakes Up Market for Kidney and Insulin Treatments
October 17, 2023American depositary receipts (ADRs) of Novo Nordisk jumped over 6% in early trading on Wednesday, while shares of kidney dialysis machine and [...]
Medical Spa Show 2024 Registration Open to AmSpa Members Only; Early-bird General Registration Opens October 31
October 13, 2023By Michael Meyer, Content Manager, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Registration for Medical Spa Show 2024, presented by the American Med Spa Association [...]
How to Become a Medical Aesthetics Trainer
October 12, 2023By Taylor Siemens, NP-C, My Aesthetic TrainingAlmost anyone in the medical aesthetics industry would boast about how amazing it is to be [...]
Merz Aesthetics’ Belotero Balance (+) Receives FDA Approval for Infraorbital Hollows
October 10, 2023The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Merz Aesthetics’ Belotero Balance (+) for improvement of the infraorbital hollow (IOH) in adults [...]
Hyaluronic Acid-Based Filler Microinjections Effective in Treating Signs of Aging
October 6, 2023To assess the safety and efficacy of hyaluronic acid (HA)-based fillers to improve signs of aging, researchers conducted a prospective study of [...]
Clarius L20 HD3 Receives Highest Image Quality Ranking Among Five Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices
October 5, 2023Clarius Mobile Health, a global leader in wireless ultrasound solutions, is pleased to announce that the Clarius L20 HD3 and Clarius L15 [...]
FDA Updates Ozempic Label with Potential Blocked Intestines Side Effect, Also Reported with Wegovy and Mounjaro
September 28, 2023The label for the diabetes drug Ozempic — which has become popular for weight loss — now acknowledges reports of blocked intestines [...]
Khloe Kardashian Revealed the Indentation Left in Her Face by Skin Cancer Removal
September 27, 2023As you may recall, Kardashian revealed last October that she'd had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor — specifically melanoma — from [...]
Allergan Aesthetics Announces Positive Topline Results from Second Phase 3 Study of OnabotulinumtoxinA for the Treatment of Platysma Prominence
September 22, 2023Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, announced positive topline results from the second of three Phase 3 clinical studies evaluating onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox Cosmetic) [...]
When Can an NP Have an Independent Practice?
September 21, 2023By Bradford Adatto, JD, ByrdAdattoNurse practitioners (NPs) have been gaining increasing autonomy in their practice, allowing them to practice without physician supervision [...]
UPDATE: Nurse Practitioners Have Full Practice Authority in These States
September 21, 2023By Patrick O'Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association [AmSpa first published a list of states granting APRNs full practice authority [...]