Economic Health Watch: Regulatory Costs
I hope you are in good health—as the costs of medical care are exorbitant. There are many reasons for the staggering cost. The graph shows the percentage of the economy devoted to the “health” sector. […]
CLIMATE WATCH: What’s the Status of the ‘Ozone Hole’?
In 1987, panic about the “ozone hole” from ozone-depleting chemicals such as refrigerants led to the Montreal Protocol. Now, the narrative mainly concerns the climate effects of such chemicals. Are you ready to do without […]
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Sues to Block Expansion of the Federal Police State
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (“AAPS”) served a lawsuit on Oct 11, seeking to block the upcoming requirement that tens of millions of Americans provide their personal information to federal agencies beginning Jan […]
CLIMATE WATCH: Did ‘Climate Change’ Make Hurricane Helene More Devastating?
You are likely horrified by the heart-rending death and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The immediate need is to rescue people, provide them with necessities, and begin clean-up and restoration of […]
Politicized Medicine Hindered Use of Ivermectin for COVID
The heavily politicized response to COVID included a war on the use of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, despite the previously favorable response to the repurposing of old drugs to new uses, writes Jane Orient, M.D., […]
Methods to Undo Damage from Bad-Faith Peer Review Discussed in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
A bad-faith or sham peer review can ruin a physician’s entire career, but there are some methods that might help undo the damage, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the fall issue of the Journal […]
Artificial Intelligence Systems (AI) Are Programmed to Lie, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
After thousands of conversations with artificial intelligence (AI) systems, software developer Jonathan Cohler concludes that they lie, they know they are lying, and they are forced to lie, as he reports in the fall issue […]
Americans Are Wandering in Wonderland, Writes President of AAPS
Almost four years into the COVID saga, Americans still seem to be in a dystopian world reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 Alice in Wonderland, writes Jane Lindell Hughes, M.D., F.A.C.S., in the fall issue of […]
COVID-19: Are You Getting Your Latest Booster?
This is the time of year when the annual push for flu shots is on, now being combined with promotion of COVID and RSV shots. Have you decided yet? While your public health director is […]
COVID-19: Is Dementia Becoming More Common?
I hope you are not having to deal with a loved one who is becoming demented. The burden is growing as the population ages. Alzheimer’s was the sixth leading cause of death in the […]
