An Iowa-licensed physician who has questioned the use of vaccines and face masks in fighting COVID-19 says that each day she treats up to 40 patients from around the country and is staging "jailbreaks" that involve pulling patients out of hospitals.
Dr. James graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in critical care and surgery. She has practiced in several cities. Her license is in good standing.
She readily acknowledges that much of what James says is contrary to the federal government's advice. She appeared on a call-in talk show that aired on a video channel created by the founder of My Pillow, who has been spreading discredited claims of voting fraud.
Scott is the Republican National Committeewoman for Iowa and has worked as a Statehouse lobbyist.
In her appearance on Scott's program, James said she and a team of other health care professionals have arranged what she calls "jailbreaks" to get COVID-19 patients out of the hospital.
She said that they make recommendations to the family and they get them ready to pull the patients out if they hit 10 liters of supplied oxygen.
She said she coordinated with the family of a special needs adult to get him out of the hospital and he was at home the next day. She said that a man was taken out of the hospital about a week ago and is now eating breakfast and playing with his kids. He's fine.
James and Scott discussed the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19 for patients around the country. The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in treating COVID-19, and it may pose a risk to some patients. According to the FDA, hydroxychloroquine has not been proven to be safe or effective in treating COVID-19 and may cause abnormal heart rhythms in some patients.
Scott said that the U.S. Postal Service has told them to stop sending packages from India.
James said that his clinic has a network of pharmacies that will fill prescriptions. I can get it to anyone in a few days. We recommend that our patients see us before they need to see a doctor so that we can get the medication and they can have it in their cabinet.
Scott said to expect a call after the show.
Another surge of COVID coverage has been brought about by the latest COVID surge.
James told Scott about how she uses ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine on patients in the early stages of infections.
At the beginning of symptoms, we can treat with things like hydroxychloroquine, which blocks the replication of the virus, and ivermectin, which blocks the ability of the virus to get into the cells.
A Minnesota woman called in and asked if we should have ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine in our medicine cabinet.
James said you should.
Scott asked if they could contact JamesClinic.com and set up a pre-interview.
James said that they can call them and that they are busy taking care of sick patients. You sign up ahead of time, we do an hour-long Zoom, and we review everything you need to know to take care of yourself. A doctor will review your medical history and send you prescriptions.
Prospective patients can sign up for consultations by clicking on links that say, "I am sick with COVID-19 and can't breathe: $790."
James told Scott that other doctors who take her approach to treating COVID-19 are being targeted by the medical establishment. She told James that she ran into problems with the hospitals that employed her because of her own views.
She said that she left the hospitals because she didn't get the vaccine. I did not need it. I was sick from one of the patients.
There is a resurgence in Iowa nursing homes that is less severe but still dangerous.
Scott talked about the federal government's efforts to have all health care professionals in Iowa get vaccinations, even though the governor said we wouldn't do it.
Those Iowa professionals need to fight the federal requirement.
She said that they are eliminating critical thinking from the hospitals, police force and military.
Steve Deace, a conservative Iowa commentator, said that he was a patient of James and that he had referred friends and family to her clinic.
According to James, she has treated about 3,500 patients since she resumed her practice in Iowa in September, which suggests an average of 30 patients per workday. She said that not all of them were COVID-diagnosed. She said one of those patients died. She said that most of her patients are in their 50s.
James told Deace that her team includes two full-time physicians, one full-time nurse practitioners and one part-time nurse practitioners. 30 to 40 sick patients were seen by her team in one day.
She has endeared herself to conservative media outlets due to her views on gun rights, critical race theory and immigration. She said that there is no medicine that is safer on the planet than ivermectin.
Kent Nebel, executive director of the Iowa Board of Medicine, told the Iowa Capital Dispatch last month that the licensing board can't comment on James specifically, but is currently looking at complaints involving Iowa doctors who are spreading questionable information.
He said that the board respects the free-speech rights of physicians, but it also knows that spreading misinformation can impact the public health and may intersect with a physician's treatment of specific patients.
The Capital Dispatch left messages for James, but she has not responded.
Reports of adverse events such as myocarditis and allergic reactions are rare, and the benefits of COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Polk County has added drive-through COVID testing sites.
The James Clinic is a membership-basedconcierge practice for Iowans, according to one of the former websites.
Patients who pay a membership fee are eligible for a variety of services. The Platinum+ Members are entitled to a personal health concierge, a functional-medicine assessment, extended physician availability, and something that isn't specified.
The treatment fees for COVID-19 range from $290 for those who just want to prevent the virus to $980 for those with long-haul symptoms. Those who are currently sick with the virus pay $490, and those who are sick and have trouble breathing pay $790
One of James's posts reads, "We are winning!" There are no mandates. We are killing our kids because the boomers are scared. Another states, "Where is your red line?" Will you allow someone to take a sample of your nose every week in order to work? You should wear a market that is clean. Do you want to? My rights come from God.
More: Iowa sets a record for COVID cases.
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