Read the Academy's statement on the recent Executive Order on U.S. Immigration Policy.

The AMA released survey results examining the burden of prior authorizations. The study found that physicians and staff process an average of 37 prior authorization requests per week, requiring an...

Effective January 18, the FDA has banned powdered surgeon’s gloves, powdered patient examination gloves, and absorbable powder for lubricating a surgeon’s glove. The FDA determined that the risk of serious...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (Jan. 10, 2017) —

Physicians may be breathing a collective sigh of relief as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has announced that it will not implement several drastic changes to the physician registration renewal...

The FDA has approved Eucrisa (crisaborole) for treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis in patients age two years and above. The twice-daily ointment is a phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE-4) inhibitor that may...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (Dec. 13, 2016) —

Today, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act in a bipartisan vote of 94 to 5. The legislation will provide for cancer research, reform and modernize the FDA and...

CDC study shows proposed FDA rule could prevent deaths, lower treatment costs

Chicago, IL – November 14, 2016