Washington, DC—Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and seven other leading medical organizations sent a joint letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) ahead of the Committee’s hearing titled, The Poisoning of America: Fentanyl, its Analogues, and the Need for Permanent Class Scheduling, scheduled for February 4, 2025.

Washington, DC— Today, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and over 40 other leading medical organizations sent a joint letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressing concerns over the agency’s new policy imposing a 15% cap on indirect cost rates for all NIH grants.

Neurosurgical intervention has evolved through technological advancements, minimally invasive techniques, and a focus on improving patient outcomes and safety. Recent print and conference presentations have suggested that non-neurosurgeons are capable of performing minimally invasive surgical evacuation of intracerebral hemorrhage (MIS ICH).

In the spring of 2023, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) surveyed their members to ascertain neurosurgeons’ views on various firearms-related topics.