Physician Health Programs (PHPs) are supposed to help physicians with addiction problems recover, while protecting public safety. All too often, however, physicians are subjected to costly, burdensome, and unnecessary treatments, and regardless of successful treatment […]
As we are approaching the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, George L. Smith, III, M.D., reflects on the independence of physicians in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. […]
Trillions of dollars are being spent for the ostensible purpose of keeping the earth’s global mean surface temperature (GMST) from rising more than 1.5 or 2.0 degrees Celsius above the “pre-industrial” baseline, but this is […]
The public has been bedazzled by the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI). It has the seemingly magical ability to chat with humans in every language, know more than any human expert, write poems and scientific […]
I hope your family is not affected by the autism epidemic, but you probably know someone who is. It was unheard of when I was a child, but as the graph shows, prevalence has increased […]
It is with boundless enthusiasm that the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons endorses and welcomes, not only with enthusiasm, but with relief and gratitude, the candidacy of Rep. Chip Roy to the office of […]
[Physician’s Letterhead] PATIENT CONSENT AND REQUEST FOR CARE Dr. [physician’s name] feels that arbitration is a more cost-affordable way to resolve any disputes. In arbitration there is no judge or jury, and judgments are made […]
Do you believe that doctors are overpaid? When I was in medical school in the early 70s, doctors were generally believed to be “rich,” and parents thought their sons had it made once they got […]
Volume 81, no. 11 On Oct 18 the second part of the massive political spectacle known as the “No Kings Protest” was presented to domestic and international audiences. The first instalment of this performative drama […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends in New Jersey, The NJ Department of Health recently released hundreds of pages of proposed amendments to the state’s health code that could be finalized in coming months. Unfortunately, the proposals are full of […]
