Subject: Medicine

• Grant's Doom

  State misspent $350,000 of federal funds earmarked for HIV and substance-abuse services

  April 1, 1999

• El Tour de Phoenix

  April 2, 2009

• AIDS Plays Out

  Revivals fight complacency

  February 24, 2005

• Saves the Day

  One screams, the other doesn't

  December 1, 2005

• A New Times “Prescription for Disaster” story leads to an investigation of a homeopathic doctor while another doc relapses

  September 4, 2008

• 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

• A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey

  August 21, 2008

• Home invasion: The Arizona Training Program at Coolidge is the only home some developmentally disabled people have known

  May 1, 2008

• Arizona's homeopathic board is the second chance for doctors who may not deserve one

  April 10, 2008

• A View to a Keel

  January 17, 2008

• Shot to the Head

  Punk drunk love

  August 23, 2007

• The Last Word

  Perspectives on suffering

  August 23, 2007

• Pimp My Bod

  Our intrepid reporter travels north Scottsdale in search of the sweet life. Someone's version of it, anyway

  September 27, 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

• The Scarlet Letter

  Sophie Fisher is autistic. Her mother isn't so sure she wants you to know

  December 7, 2006

• 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

• Borrowed Time

  The body Brooke Sterling works so hard to love was built to kill her

  August 10, 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

• Meth and Sex

  Tweakers, straight and gay, are obsessed with sex. The result is that pregnancy and HIV-infection rates among meth-heads are increasing at alarming rates

  November 24, 2005

• Breast Feet Forward

  Racing for health

  October 6, 2005

• Haywire

  Local AIDS charities ditch the walk for dinner and dessert, and leave J.D. Hayworth behind

  September 29, 2005

• Head Games

  Parents are being told to sleep babies on their backs to avoid SIDS. The medical establishment has ignored the unintended consequences -- and that's making one Tempe company very, very successful

  May 5, 2005

• Up the Down Staircase

  A New Times writer tells one family's unique story about life with Down Syndrome, and then shares her own

  November 25, 2004

• Change of Fools

  July 1, 2004

• Spiked

  April 15, 2004

• Blowing Smoke

  Mark Brnovich stands up and opposes the smoking ban

  March 11, 2004

• Eyes Wide Open

  Coping with HIV and AIDS through art

  September 25, 2003

• Fried Glam

  How Blanche Davidian won over skinheads with Cantonese, and other tales

  August 21, 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

• State of Emergency

  ER doc Kevin Veale knows what ails local trauma centers

  March 13, 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

• Winging It

  Marla Wing is a political activist and a lot of other things. You figure it out.

  September 5, 2002

• Up in Smoke

  Having a drink - but not a smoke - with the number one enemy of Proposition 200

  June 27, 2002

• Romancing the Genome

  The love story that may spark Arizona's New Economy.

  June 6, 2002

• Bedside Matter

  Outspoken abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel faces possible prosecution in multiple patient molestation case

  September 20, 2001

• Cut to the Chaste

  State-funded sex abstinence classes for adults face financial turn-off

  May 3, 2001

• Screwing the Pooch

  Dr. Michael Berens has been vilified by animal rights activists for drilling holes in beagle puppies. Is he on the path to curing brain cancer?

  January 4, 2001

• An Errant Rescue

  The short life and times of Johnny Jardine, Part 1

  December 28, 2000

• Critical Connection

  Language isn't the only thing getting lost in the translation as Hispanic patients struggle to communicate with English-speaking ER doctors

  June 29, 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

• The Terminator

  Trash-talking abortionist Dr. Brian Finkel has a message for pro-life zealots: "Kiss my ass."

  June 17, 1999

• Thursday: Dining Out For Life

  Undecided about where to go to dinner tomorrow? Let Dining Out For Life help you figure out a place to dine for a good cause. The annual event, which happens all across the country on Thursday, April 30, benefits the fight against HIV and AIDS. In Arizona, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and Northland Cares will receive "a substantial portion" of every diner's bill at participating restaurants. Hit up the event's website for the full list.

  April 29, 2009

• Nearly Half of Doctors in Poll Fear a "Catastrophic" Global Swine Flu Pandemic is Coming. Preparing For Sick Days a Must

  Nearly half (48 percent) of 675 physicians polled by a research group believe the H1N1 virus poses some risk for a "catastrophic" global Swine Flu pandemic. The study, done by HCD Research, tracked physicians' opinions weekly since April and found doctors' concerns at an all-time high. "Our recent study revealed that the level of concern among physicians regarding a potential H1NI pandemic has somewhat spiked since our June 10 study," reported Glenn Kessler, president and CEO of HCD, in

  July 15, 2009

• The Marijuana Militia's Been Activated to Bring Medicinal Dope to Arizona

    www.artfiles.comIn the 1997 Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown, Robert DeNiro's character walks into an apartment and finds Bridget Fonda's flakey blonde character watching television with bong in  hand. He says to her: "You know that shit will kill your ambition." She replies: "Not if your ambition is to get stoned and watch TV" Here in Phoenix our stoners are far more goal oriented. The Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project, a stoner support grou

  July 21, 2009

• Banner Hospitals Halt Rapid Testing for Swine Flu Virus; Half of Findings Were False Negatives

  ​ The medical staff at Banner Health's 10 Valley hospitals have quit using a rapid test for the H1N1 swine flu virus because of too many false-negative results. About 50 percent of people who came up negative on the rapid test were later found to have swine flu. According to a news release today from Banner: "You might as well flip a coin," said Banner Good Samaritan microbiologist Dr. Michael Saubolle regarding the test's inadequacies. Saubolle is on the Banner Health Workgroup that is

  August 18, 2009

• Lost in Translation: Autism Is Tough to Diagnose and Treat – and for Immigrant Families, It Can Be Impossible

  September 10, 2009