ANA News
2021-08-24 – In this month’s ANA Q&A, the American Neurological Association (ANA) spoke with Eric Landsness, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Neurology at the Washington University Physicians. Dr. Landsness discusses the connection between sleep and stroke, the research he and his lab are partaking in, and…
2021-08-09 – The United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) will be offering accreditation for Interventional Neurology fellowship training programs. The proposed program requirements are now open for a comment period. Program Requirements are the minimum standards with which programs must demonstrate…
2021-07-23 – American Neurological Association Announces Winners of 2021 Awards for Outstanding Accomplishments in Academic Neurology and Neuroscience MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, July 23, 2021 — The American Neurological Association (ANA), the professional organization representing the world’s top academic neurologists…
2021-07-20 – The theme of the Southern Pain Society's 35th Annual Meeting is Pain Management: The Times They Are A-Changing. The meeting will be held September 10-12, 2021 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans. VIEW BROCHURE The Society welcomes abstracts on patient evaluation, risk stratification,…
2021-07-14 – Recently, the FDA made a historic decision to approve the anti-amyloid antibody, ADUHELM (aducanumab), for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease using the Accelerated Approval pathway. The FDA approves a drug under this pathway for a serious or life-threatening illness that may provide meaningful…
2021-07-13 – For this month’s ANA Q&A, the ANA spoke with Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, a neurologist and associate professor at UCSF Health who specializes in headache medicine. Dr. Riggins discusses the public’s misunderstanding of headaches, how treatments have greatly improved over the years, and more. What…
2021-07-06 – The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) announced that starting in 2022 (application deadline in Fall 2021), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will add a major new category of research that is eligible for Loan Repayment Program (LRP) support. This new LRP…
2021-06-29 – Physicians practicing in the neurologic subspecialty of Interventional Neurology subspecialty and sponsoring and parent organization members are invited to comment on the proposed Interventional Neurology Certification Examination content outline and certification eligibility requirements. Comments…
2021-06-24 – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will be releasing the “Comparative Effectiveness of Novel Pharmacologic and Evidence-based Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Migraine Prevention” Targeted PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) on September 7, 2021. This Targeted PFA seeks to fund…
2021-06-24 – ANA member David Dickoff, MD, shares fascinating insights in a recent SingleCare article about "7 Causes of Muscle Aches." Dr. Dickoff, neurologist and assistant clinical professor of neurology with Mount Sinai Hospital, says: “Muscle pain that occurs after exercise is pretty normal in most people…