• Detroit-area Doctor Got $2.6-million Virus PPP Loan While Peddling Phony COVID-19 Cure, Feds Say

    May 18, 2020

    A Shelby Township doctor accused of performing phony coronavirus treatments received more than $2.6 million in emergency loans intended to help companies [...]

  • Tattoo & Medical Spas Left Behind as Texas Re-opens More Businesses

    May 15, 2020

    Last week, hair and nail salon owners gladly reopened their doors to serve eager clients.But what about tattoo shoos and laser hair [...]

  • Beverly Hills Loosens Restrictions on Medical Procedures, Including Plastic Surgery

    May 14, 2020

    Beverly Hills, California, has rolled back its moratorium on elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision a dissenting city councilman said [...]

  • AbbVie Completes Acquisition of Allergan

    May 13, 2020

    AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Allergan plc following receipt of regulatory approval [...]

  • North Carolina Medical Spas Re-open, but with Restrictions

    May 13, 2020

    Medical spas were allowed to open Monday, but with some major restrictions because they come in close contact with patients.The technicians are [...]

  • Medical Spas Able to Re-open in Iowa

    May 13, 2020

    Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency in the state of Iowa.Under the new proclamation, [...]

  • Salon, Spa Workers Fear for Safety as Oregon Re-opens from Coronavirus Shutdown

    May 12, 2020

    Hannah Hulett stopped seeing clients at her clinic in Hood River on March 14 after determining that she could no longer safely [...]

  • AmSpa Seeks Clarity for Illinois Medical Spas Regarding Re-opening

    May 12, 2020

    Recent government orders have caused confusion among businesses, leading many owners to ask, “Can I re-open?” Medical spas are caught in a [...]

  • Texas Re-opening & Laser Hair Removal Issues?

    May 11, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationAs Texas moves through its first week of re-opening, one type of aesthetic [...]

  • BTL Core to Floor Webinar to Feature Product & Legal Information

    May 11, 2020

    Join BTL along with Dr. Stanley Kovak of Kovak Cosmetic Center and Alex Thiersch of the American Med Spa Association for the [...]

  • SBA Slashes EIDL Limit from $2 Million to $150,000, Shuts Out Nearly All New Applicants

    May 8, 2020

    An emergency disaster lending program for small businesses has been so overwhelmed by demand that it has significantly limited the size of [...]

  • Arizona Moves to Re-open

    May 7, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationArizona has begun the phased processes of re-opening businesses starting this week. An [...]