ANS was a train wreck. But these people were her enablers - others might use the term pushers. They certainly appear to have acted in a criminal manner, especially the physicians that are indicted along with Stern.
Regardless of what you think of ANS (and I don't think much), she and her son are dead and these people are criminally negligent or worse, IMHO.
He must not be as old as think he is. I figured he was about 85 somewhere, eating applesauce and remembering the old days, when Linda Ronstandt was actually hot.