Subject: Medical Treatments and Procedures

• NEXT TIME, TEST BETWEEN HIS EARS

  November 4, 1992

• THE LAST DAYS OF TAMMY GENTRY

  THE SURGERY WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE FORMER MARCH OF DIMES POSTER CHILD A LIFE. BUT A SERIES OF ERRORS INSTEAD LED TO HER DEATH.

  May 12, 1993

• PARENTS' PROGRESS

  THEY LOOKED TO RUSSIA FOR ADOPTIONS AND GOT HEARTACHES INSTEAD. NOW THERE ARE HAPPY ENDINGS.

  December 22, 1993

• THE YEAR OF LIVING LITERALLYBEST-SELLING AUTHOR DEBORAH LAAKE SURVIVES SUCCESS, CONTROVERSY, MALIGNANCY

  May 25, 1994

• Suspects of Convenience

  The sting targeted stores selling over-the-counter medicines that could be cooked into meth. But the cops warned major retailers to stop the sales while throwing the book at mom-and-pop shops, most of which are owned by Arab immigrants.

  May 28, 1998

• 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.

  January 14, 1999

• Letters

  February 10, 2000

• Best News Talk Show

  The David Leibowitz Show
  KTAR-AM 620

  September 21, 2000

• Letters

  Letters from the week of October 3, 2002

  October 3, 2002

• BEST ART COLLECTION

  Phoenix Children's Hospital

  September 30, 2004

• At Last...

  ...Renowned R&B star returns to the Valley

  March 19, 2009

• Local Docs Enter Record Books With Largest Uterus Ever Removed

  Two local doctors will be named in the Guiness Book of World Records for the biggest uterus removal ever. The November 30, 2007 procedure at Tempe St. Luke's is a big deal in the world of minimally invasive surgical techniques, which are far easier on patients than surgeries that involve large incisions. Using a method called laparoscopy, which involves sticking a tiny camera and surgical instruments into small incisions on the abdomen, Doctors Richard Demir (pictured above) and Greg Marc

  December 8, 2008

• Hot Links: Arizona Senators Differ on Approval of TARP Funds; Phoenix Police Say Girl Forced to Eat Off Floor; State Employee Unionization Upgrade Halted

  Senatorial differences: John McCain opposes giving bailout funds to the guy who stomped him in the presidential election. But Jon Kyl, who holds no such bias, says it's "too risky" to hold back on the funds. Another shocking case of child abuse: Police say a Valley couple forced their 9-year-old daughter to eat off of the floor. Janet Napolitano's push to make it easier for state employees to unionize has gone nowhere so far. They're doing it for the children: Republican lawmakers ham

  January 16, 2009

• Yes? No.

  Old-timey prog-rockers Yes have canceled the rest of their "In The Present Tour," including the show scheduled for Wednesday at Dodge Theatre. Bassist Chris Squire, the only member of the band to appear on every album, underwent surgery on his leg on February 11, and says his doctor told him to take a month off. Tickets can be refunded at the point of purchase.

  February 19, 2009

• De-Liverance

  Repossession is nine-tenths of the law in fiendish rock opera

  January 22, 2009

• Gray Matters

  November 13, 2008

• Flobots

  September 25, 2008

• Barre and Grill

  September 18, 2008

• Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy

  April 3, 2008

• It took less than one drink to get Shannon Wilcutt busted for felony DUI

  March 20, 2008

• Pups Runneth Over

  November 15, 2007

• Old School of Rock

  Don’t hang the DJ at this pre-post-mod blowout

  September 13, 2007

• Tre Chic

  3-on-3 ball makes a comeback at GCU

  August 23, 2007

• Brown Power

  January 18, 2007

• A Cancer on ASU

  Could Bob Pettit have cured cancer in his lifetime? We might never know, thanks to nasty university politics

  January 18, 2007

• Broken

  The system that serves tiny children with disabilities is nowhere near fixed, after years of trying on the governor's watch

  November 2, 2006

• Perk Up

  Make your naughty bits nice

  June 1, 2006

• The New Meth

  When it comes to preventing -- and treating -- crystal meth addiction, Arizona may be getting a clue

  March 30, 2006

• Soilent Green

  Genuine angst

  January 12, 2006

• Card Shark

  Thomas Keller

  September 29, 2005

• California Schemin'

  The national press takes note as a major lawsuit is filed in the "Rent-a-Patient" scam

  March 31, 2005

• Blunt Club at Priceless Inn

  September 9, 2004

• Hypocritic Oath

  California's rent-a-patient scam has reaped millions for greedy physicians, clinics and patients

  December 18, 2003

• Out of Patients

  Local waste plant tries to clean up after embarrassing insurance mess

  May 29, 2003

• Surgical Strike

  Following a New Times story on rent-a-patients, California authorities raid several health clinics

  May 8, 2003

• Rent a patient

  Need some quick cash? Everyone makes a killing when doctors and clinics scam the insurance companies.

  April 24, 2003

• Lost Hearts

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

  March 27, 2003

• Mr. Green Genes

  Meet the creator of edible vaccines

  January 16, 2003

• Prince of Hearts

  Dr. Michael Teodori holds the hearts of many Valley children - often literally - in his hands

  September 19, 2002

• For the Love of Jamie

  Cheryl Moore expected a healthy baby to come off the plane from Korea. She got Jamie instead. And then she and her family made a surprising choice.

  December 6, 2001

• Parting Shot

  Forced out of the military over refusal to take part in a controversial anthrax immunization program, an ex-serviceman finds his protest was in vein

  August 24, 2000

• Shot in the Arm

  Anthrax vaccine opponents are finding more allies in Congress

  March 16, 2000

• Shot to Hell

  Mandatory participation in military's anthrax vaccine program pushes plunger on medical controversy

  January 27, 2000

• One From the Heart

  Seraphim-themed City of Angels is a glossy cloud-pleaser

  April 16, 1998

• Organ Lessons

  Surgeon genital's warning: A penis-enlargement operation can leave you scarred, lumpy and--yikes!--smaller

  March 28, 1996

• Sentence: 90 Days of Pain

  Jail inmate with 50 bullet fragments in arm waits months for medical treatment

  December 7, 1995

• THE WELFARE REFORM TRAP

  August 24, 1995

• Anti-Vaccine Ron Paul Insaniacs (aka, "Ronulans") Rousted by Phoenix PD, and Man Could I Care Less

  Well, at least they weren't using old bedsheets this time around Normally, I could give a flip if someone hangs a banner off a freeway overpass. But these Ron Paul-worshipping hosers so annoy me with their conspiracy-a-minute mills and their wack, home-made signs spouting the nonsense that "vaccines equal poison" that I was somewhat amused by this video by the Ronulans at RP 4409 (a YouTube site pimped heavily by Freedom's Phoenix, home to that P.T. Barnum of political thought, pistol-packin'

  September 1, 2009

• Las Vegas Man Busted Here With 660 Boxes of Meth-Making Ingredient Pseudoephedrine

  www.funnyaussiephotos.com​What could someone possibly need with 660 boxes of pseudoephedrine? That was the question Arizona Department of Public Safety officers were asking a Las Vegas man after they found an absurd amount of cold medicine in his car, and it didn't take long for them to figure things out.

  October 9, 2009

• Eye Ball

  October 15, 2009