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AmSpa CEO Featured on TODAY Consumer Confidential Segment on Growing Popularity of Medical Spas

Business at medical spas is booming, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. NBC’s senior consumer investigative correspondent, Vicky Nguyen, reports for TODAY on what you need to know before your next appointment. Listen to insight from AmSpa’s founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch ... Read More

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September 21, 2015

Telemedicine for Medicare Act of 2015 Could Reduce Barriers to Healthcare Access

Traditionally, the law has required that physicians, including Medicare providers, be licensed in the state...

September 18, 2015

UnitedHealth Housekeeping Spurs Settlements for Providers

This summer brought about insurer merger acquisitions of Cigna by Anthem and Humana by Aetna...

September 18, 2015

Patients Struggle for Prescription Drug Access, Despite Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal statute passed in 2010, was a progressive attempt...

September 17, 2015

Is Cosmetic Surgery Safe for Seniors? New Data

As the so-called Baby Boomer generation has reached retirement age without relinquishing its desire to...

September 17, 2015

Social Media, Medical Aesthetics and the Law

By Alex R. Thiersch, AmSpa founder In recent years, social media has become widely used as...

September 15, 2015

Report: Prescription Dermatological Drug Market Exceeds $21 Billion

The worldwide market for prescription dermatological drugs exceeded 21 billion dollars last year, according to...

September 15, 2015

FDA Approves First Digital Stethoscope

On September 2, 2015, the FDA approved a medical device called the Eko Core, a...