A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943
You are likely horrified by the heart-rending death and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The immediate need is to rescue people, provide them with necessities, and begin clean-up and restoration of […]
10/1/2024 UPDATE: Thank you to all who have taken the time to speak out against A1884, a bill that restricts the freedom of speech of not only physicians in NJ but all licensed health care professionals in the […]
Volume 80, no. 9 September 2024 In a startling development in electoral politics, prominent Democrats are endorsing Donald Trump: Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The key issue for them is the […]
The heavily politicized response to COVID included a war on the use of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, despite the previously favorable response to the repurposing of old drugs to new uses, writes Jane Orient, M.D., […]
A bad-faith or sham peer review can ruin a physician’s entire career, but there are some methods that might help undo the damage, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the fall issue of the Journal […]
After thousands of conversations with artificial intelligence (AI) systems, software developer Jonathan Cohler concludes that they lie, they know they are lying, and they are forced to lie, as he reports in the fall issue […]
Almost four years into the COVID saga, Americans still seem to be in a dystopian world reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 Alice in Wonderland, writes Jane Lindell Hughes, M.D., F.A.C.S., in the fall issue of […]
This is the time of year when the annual push for flu shots is on, now being combined with promotion of COVID and RSV shots. Have you decided yet? While your public health director is […]
I hope you are not having to deal with a loved one who is becoming demented. The burden is growing as the population ages. Alzheimer’s was the sixth leading cause of death in the […]
Are you worried about your carbon footprint? “My Carbon” apps are under development. The World Economic Forum states: “Finally, it is significant that all stakeholders across the value chain come together and contribute towards achieving […]
