By Bruce Schlafly, MD On Jan 30, the WHO officially declared the COVID-19 epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, indicating its concern that countries aside from China could be affected by COVID-19. […]
The word has leaked out on a potential cheap treatment for COVID-19, the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Worried Medicaid patients in an urban emergency room are reportedly asking doctors for the medication. Meanwhile, highly educated […]
Updated 4/30/2020 By Martin Dubravec, MD The U.S. is experiencing a new coronavirus outbreak, known as COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2. The global death toll has reached 200,000 and continues to rise. The media reporting and […]
Draconian directives by some state and municipal authorities are so absurd that one wonders: Do the officials have a clue, or is something else going on? The craziest things I have heard: Closing an entire […]
In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) thanked him for taking actions to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic by travel restrictions, border security, and regulatory relief. […]
These practical pointers may be of interests: Masks: These are in short supply and of limited use. The best use for a surgical mask is to put on a sick person to reduce spraying of […]
March 20, 2020 Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Thank you for your leadership in these challenging times. We are writing today to ask you to consider removing Section 4403, “Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements,” […]
Update 3/22/2020: It appears that the flawed language has been removed from consideration! Now it is time to ask the Senate to ADD good language from S. 3112, the Personalized Care Act. Please contact your […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends, The Maine legislature is considering a bill, LD 2117, that would significantly expand the state’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program into a database of EVERY prescription dispensed to EVERY patient in […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Charles Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone and […]
