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 […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD While people’s lives and jobs are being devastated by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), and there has been no FDA-approved treatment, governors or state pharmacy boards in Nevada, Michigan, New York, […]
Daniel Dae Kim is feeling better and is “virus free.” He revealed that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, among other drugs. He urges people not to “hoard medicines” and not to self-medicate. He lives […]
The American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) issued a joint statement on Mar 25 criticizing physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies for “inappropriately” purchasing “excessive” amounts of medicines […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
