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Hospitals Make War on Doctors

Tucson, Ariz. Not so long ago, hospitals were primarily workshops for physicians, and both hospital administrators and physicians were working for a single purpose: healing the sick. But now many hospitals—whether tax-exempt (“nonprofit”) or not—have […]

U.S. Must Learn from Nazi Doctor

Tucson, Ariz. Hitler’s personal physician didn’t start out as a monster, observes Lee Hieb, M.D. Like Karl Brandt, she is an orthopedic surgeon. Brandt may be the only person sentenced to death by both sides […]

AAPS Condemns Tucson Violence

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons joins with Americans of all political persuasions in condemning the violence that gravely injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a “Congress on the Corner” event, and took the lives […]

Doctors Sue To Overturn Health Bill

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in […]

Is There Accountability for Malice?

Today a jury in West Texas is hearing evidence that a nurse, acting in bad faith, tried to run a doctor out of town by filing an anonymous complaint with the Texas Medical Board. The […]

Doctors Tell Congress: Just Stop It

The 2,000-page “Obamacare” agenda is stalled, but some want to try to jump-start “reform.” Republicans introduced a 200-page substitute for H.R. 3962, which failed on a vote of 176 to 258. Now the President plans […]

Doctors Oppose Maryland Vaccine Roundup

November 16, 2007 For Immediate Release: Expect dangerous reactions when children are treated like cattle Washington, D.C. — The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons today condemned the “vaccine roundup” executed in Prince George’s county […]