Many physicians sense that something is just not right about what is happening in medicine, states Jenny Powell, M.D., who became president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) in October. “Now many of my colleagues find themselves at a crossroad, feeling alone and confused,” she writes in the winter issue of the […]
The early 1990s movement called “evidence-based medicine” or EBM, full of the noble intention of incorporating high quality research into clinical practice, has displaced the doctor-patient unit as the ultimate decision-making authority and encourages totalitarian medicine, writes Richard Amerling, M.D., in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. “Most doctors have […]
The American Medical Association (AMA) cannot claim to be the single voice of all physicians, since only 15 to 18 percent of doctors in the United States are paying members, writes Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. “Despite its Code of Medical Ethics, the AMA’s […]
On Oct 29, the Food and Drug Administration extended its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to include the vaccination of children aged 5–11. Naturally, parents are concerned and will have many questions. In the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Steven Hatfill, M.D., reviews the most relevant medical […]
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive genetic disorder causing severe disability and early death. Promising animal studies and earlier investigations led to a trial of intravenous stem cell therapy in an 11-year-old boy, described in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons by Darah Mohammed Pourakbar, M.S., Kipp Van Camp, D.O., […]
Based on his experiences in a front-row seat during the Trump Administration, virologist and disaster response expert Steven Hatfill, M.D., calls for government accountability for the COVID-19 death rate and economic destruction, writing in the fall issue of issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. “Americans’ lives have been tragically disrupted and permanently […]
With improvements in technology, telemedicine has become increasingly popular, and increased 154% in March 2020 compared with 2019 because of the pandemic. Yet despite its advantages, virtual care cannot reach the highest level of medical care that is only achievable through direct physical interaction with patients, writes Paul Dibble, M.D., in the summer issue of […]
Not long ago, board certification of physicians simply documented achievement of a certain level of specialty training, but recently it has become time-limited. There is a now a multi-million-dollar industry that imposes recurring onerous, expensive requirements on physicians. Constant recertification (Maintenance of Certification or MOC®) has become a cult, writes anesthesiologist Paul Martin Kempen, M.D., […]
Besides causing much illness and death, the SARS-CoV-2 virus with its COVID-19 disease has been a major ally of those seeking to impose a radical collectivist ideology and to expand their control of our lives at any cost, writes Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. […]
Despite following prescribed masking and distancing measures, family physician Craig Wax, D.O., of Mullica Hill, N.J., a member of the board of directors of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), became very ill with COVID-19. He describes his experience and his early home treatment regimen, in the spring issue of the Journal of […]