The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed at every level, resulting in hundreds of thousands of needless deaths, according to an article in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and […]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) have recommended that COVID-19 vaccines “not be withheld” from pregnant or lactating patients if they are at high risk of […]
Does the national mask mandate make you feel safe? Candidate Joe Biden’s promised plan to control the COVID-19 pandemic featured everybody wearing a mask for 100 days. Former CDC director Robert Redfield said it might […]
Cases are declining; millions are getting vaccinated. Can you think of something besides COVID yet? New COVID-19 infections have fallen 45% in the U.S. and 30% globally in the past 3 weeks, according to the […]
Middlemen claim to negotiate discounts on drugs and medical supplies for insurance plans and hospitals. “The money saved is supposed to … benefit patients,” explains Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD. But too often, the middlemen keep most or even all of the […]
In a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and its Arizona State Chapter ask him to take a proactive stance on early or prophylactic treatment for COVID-19 […]
Doctors and public health authorities are still pushing flu shots, fearing a “twindemic,” but should you pause for thought? Some quip that COVID-19 is a great killer, having wiped a out deaths from influenza, heart […]
Vaccines are coming out at warp speed, but is the virus faster? It was feared that a new strain of COVID was loose on a mink farm in Denmark, so a million mink were killed, […]
Vaccines are being distributed by the millions, but can and should you get one, and where? Moderna is confident that it can produce 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021—enough to give two doses […]
The trucks are rolling, bringing pallets of COVID-19 vaccine to distribution centers. If you are in the 1A allocation group, you’ll be the first to get the vaccine. Should you take some precautions? A nurse […]
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Since 1943, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, AAPS, has been dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the practice of private medicine. Learn more