By Kristin Story Held, M.D. View PDF of Article: https://jpands.org/vol25no1/held.pdf “I worked from the day I could stand… well, that’s enough about me…,” a humble man uttered reticently as we broke bread over the house wine in the back booth of a South Texas cafe. Not a patron there would have guessed that this ordinary […]
It is risky to talk about what might work for an illness, because people might try to self-treat in a dangerous way. So here are some things not to do. Don’t Drink Things Meant to Go in a Fish Tank: When President Trump stated that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine offer great promise in treating COVID-19, and […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD While on lockdown to save our neighbors from a lonely death from the disease called CoViD-19, many of us have turned to movies. I beg you not to rent Pandemic, Contagion, or 28 Days Later. Try Harriet instead. Harriet Tubman was the epitome of bravery and courage in the […]
Government agencies are warning about misinformation, and Big Tech is patrolling the internet to protect us all. But how do they know what is misinformation? What is the Gold Standard? Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: A reporter tried asking several chatbots about a common set of symptoms that he claimed to have. He queried reliable sources, including […]
A new group called US Healthcare Providers for Federal Action Against COVID-19 has launched a petition on change.org calling for an immediate national quarantine. At its March 20 board of directors meeting, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) recommended rational consideration of the risks and benefits of responses to this pandemic. Critically important […]
March 21, 2020 President Donald J. TrumpThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Members of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), representing thousands of physicians in all specialties in all states, would like to express our gratitude for your leadership at this time of crisis. We are thankful for […]
Jane M. Orient, M.D. Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.” Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories, and did not take advice to stock up 3 […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends, Capitol Hill appears to be implementing their rule, “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Early Saturday morning, at 12:51 AM, Speaker Pelosi forced a vote on a 110-page bill, the text of which was made available less than an hour earlier, at 11:57pm Friday night. The bill passed and is now […]
Volume 76, no. 3 March 2020 At the time of this writing, the outcome of the novel coronavirus pandemic is unknown, but certain lessons are apparent. One of the main advantages we have now compared to the time of the 1918 influenza pandemic—the capacity for rapid worldwide “viral” communication—is being hampered by government and its […]
by G. Keith Smith, M.D. The fascination many young people have with socialism represents an understandable misunderstanding of injustice and its remedies. How can we stem the tide of socialism’s popularity with young people? Not that long ago, young people cheered this era’s greatest champion of liberty, Dr. Ron Paul, and his ideas of no […]