Arizona Board of Medical Examiners

Blind trust: Don’t assume you’re seeing a doctor — even at the Mayo Clinic

Lost Hearts

Arizona's organ donations are in trouble for a reason.

Lame Time, Last Year

Reeking havoc, Phoenix style, in the 12 months the millennium forgot

Flashes

Reeking havoc, Phoenix style, in the 12 months the millennium forgot

Relapse in Judgment

Reorganizing the BOMEX

Twisted System

A Phoenix family stumbles through the tangled bureaucracy of modern medical care

Slipping Through the Net

"Internet Internist" caught in web of investigations

Doc Tales

"Internet Internist" caught in web of investigations

Drawing from the Wrong Side of the Brain

Instead of removing Michael Cooley's brain tumor, a surgeon cut out healthy tissue. Fifteen years later, Cooley's settled malpractice cases against his doctor and his lawyer. The tumor still must be removed.

Losing Patients

Legislators want closer scrutiny of BOMEX, but the medical board will seek more secrecy

Rx for BOMEX: Toughen Up

A new audit proposes changes at state medical board

Flashes

A new audit proposes changes at state medical board

Special Kay

Dr. Kay Rauth-Farley is compassionate, tough and skilled, qualities that have placed her on the front lines of Arizona's war against child abuse for a decade

The Internet Internist

Dr. Pietr Hitzig of Maryland has prescribed a fen-phen panacea for all manner of ailments to thousands of patients he has never met. One of them, Alvin Chernov, killed himself.

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Dr. Pietr Hitzig of Maryland has prescribed a fen-phen panacea for all manner of ailments to thousands of patients he has never met. One of them, Alvin Chernov, killed himself.

Letters

Dr. Pietr Hitzig of Maryland has prescribed a fen-phen panacea for all manner of ailments to thousands of patients he has never met. One of them, Alvin Chernov, killed himself.

Bomex: A History of Leniency

Dr. Pietr Hitzig of Maryland has prescribed a fen-phen panacea for all manner of ailments to thousands of patients he has never met. One of them, Alvin Chernov, killed himself.

Take Two Bottles of These. Call Me When You're Dead

Dr. Willard Hunter's repeated misprescription of dangerous drugs has contributed to two deaths. But the state medical board doesn't see any reason to revoke his doctor's license.

SENSITIVITY STRAINING

YEAR AFTER YEAR, DEBBIE MCQUEEN MAKES NEWS BY FORCING THE GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH A CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY SYNDROME THAT SHE CLAIMS AFFLICTS HER CHILDREN. THERE IS REASON TO WONDER HOW SICK THOSE KIDS ACTUALLY ARE.

WHEN IS A DOCTOR NOT A DOCTOR?ACCORDING TO BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, WHEN HE'S MAKING ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS SUCH AS REJECTING REQUESTS FOR SURGERY

YEAR AFTER YEAR, DEBBIE MCQUEEN MAKES NEWS BY FORCING THE GOVERNMENT TO DEAL WITH A CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY SYNDROME THAT SHE CLAIMS AFFLICTS HER CHILDREN. THERE IS REASON TO WONDER HOW SICK THOSE KIDS ACTUALLY ARE.

Opiate for the Mrs.

When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom Gosinski