Damar Hamlin Matters to You
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Millions of people saw Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapse on the football field on January 2. He was tackled, fell down, and at first stood up. Even to aficionados […]
AAPS Supports Courts’ Authority over a Hospital that Denies Patients’ Access to a Common Treatment
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has filed an amicus brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court to urge it to reverse a 2-1 appellate decision that cut off judicial review when a hospital […]
Did the Grinch Steal Christmas in Your Town?
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The killjoys who cancelled a lot of Dr. Seuss’s delightful books didn’t get around to How the Grinch Stole Christmas—yet. But comparing what I have seen this season with the […]
Where Are the Bodies?
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Some Germans who lived through World War II have said that they had no idea about the Holocaust that was going on. Maybe they thought the reports were fake news […]
AAPS Files Brief in Case Reviewing Hospital Refusing Patient Use of Ivermectin
On December 2, 2022 the Supreme Court of Wisconsin granted a motion by AAPS to file an amicus brief in Gahl vs. Aurora. The Court is currently reviewing this case concerning whether a hospital may […]
Protect Patient Safety in NJ
Dear AAPS Members and Friends in New Jersey: The New Jersey legislature is considering allowing non-physicians (specifically, Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs)*, including nurse anesthetists) who have significantly less training than MDs and DOs, to provide medical […]
NJ Alert: Stop Vaccination Tracking Database
This Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 1pm, the NJ Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee is holding a hearing on S3240, a bill that aims to push “any person not currently enrolled” into the state’s vaccine […]
COVID-19: Do you have enough life insurance?
If you have dependents, you need to protect them in case you die suddenly. Life insurance is the method used by most. Sudden, unexpected death of a breadwinner is not new, but the constant stream […]
Texas Alert: Speak out to stop hospitals from hiding prices
Despite state and federal regulations that now require hospitals to post prices, many facilities refuse to disclose their rates. Fewer than half of Texas hospitals are in compliance, according to a recent analysis by Rice University. That is […]
Physicians Ask: Are Blood Clots after COVID Vaccine an Ignored Crisis?
Despite official reassurances that adverse effects of COVID vaccines are rare or mild, patients still have concerns and social media is filled with reports. In the winter issue of the of the Journal of American […]
