Excerpts from the Voice for Private Physicians, AAPS News*

Vaccines. Adults who refuse vaccinations in hospitals, may still be forced to be vaccinated if they signed an agreement to consent to biogenics or biologics. Since vaccines are biologics, if a patient wishes to opt out, he/she must specifically state so on a consent form – no biologics or biogenics. (https://tinyurl.com/y23lekho)

Brain Death. A perfusion system called BrainEx enabled researchers to restore certain structural and metabolic functions four hours after pigs were slaughtered and their brains removed from their skulls. This contradicts previous belief that brain cells die when deprived of oxygen for just a few minutes. This new discovery might make some patients candidates for brain resuscitation efforts and thus may open a potential conflict between potential donors and recipients of live organs. (Nature 4/18/19)

A procedure used by some U.S. and Taiwan organ recovery team about s involves the insertion of a thoracic aorta occlusion balloon which prevents perfusion of the brain when using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, thus raising the question about a physician complicity in a patient’s death. (Younger S, Hyun I, Nature 4/18/19)

Social Credit Score System in China. This behavioral modification or “morality restoration” in China has not yet been fully implemented but has already been exported to Venezuela. An embarrassing ring tone warns others of the presence of 13 million already blacklisted Chinese in their midst who are “bad” and “untrustworthy” as defined by the Communist Party Chief. (https://tinyurl.com/y26g6g5m)

Monitoring of Mental Health by the Big Tech Giants. “The Trump administration is reportedly considering a proposal to use Google, Amazon Echo, and Apple Watch to collect data on users who exhibit characteristics of mental illness that could lead to violent behavior.  This is part of the initiative to create a Health Advanced Research Project Agency (HARPA).” Privacy will be safeguarded, and profiling avoided. (http://tinyurl.com/y4yz6gvp)

Michelle Malkin wrote about Google data mining our school children through Google email and Chrome when students access their homework, schedules, and classroom discussions. The E-Hallpass app even monitors them how much time they spend in the bathroom. Students are rated on how they “cooperate and share ideas and materials in socially acceptable ways.” And who defines what is socially acceptable? Malkin believes we should de-platform Google and other data-mining raiders.

Scandinavian Socialist Role Model for Democrats. Political scientist Daniel Schatz, a Swede by birth, explains to Socialist Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and her guru Bernie Sanders that Nordic countries, with a population size of metropolitan New York City and not much diversity, follow social norms based on a strong work ethic, social trust, and individual responsibility. “Their success preceded the social welfare state. Sweden tax burden peaked at 52.3% in 1990 and had to be rolled back. Public monopolies had to be replaced.” (Commentary, Jul/Aug 2019, https://tinyurl.com/yyqu43y4)



*NOTE: These topics and more can be found in the AAPS News, The Voice for Private Physicians, Vol. 75, no. 9, September 2019)