When I wrote in 2009 about the death of the Medical Board of California’s diversion program, some medical board staffers expressed disbelief that I would say anything nice about a program that had been so controversial.
Medical boards are racing to see who can set the loosest limits on doctors disciplined for inappropriate conduct with female patients.
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners set the age limit at 60 for women there. If you are under 60, the disciplined doctor needs to have a chaperone in the room. Over 60, it’s a free-for-all. But the Utah Medical Board did Louisiana a few decades better.
If Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros were a cat, he would have run out of lives. But, thanks to accommodating medical boards up and down the East Coast, de los Heros has survived and thrived. Here is a short guide to his fascinating history. You ca
When work and life collide: Reporting on an emotionally-charged story at an emotionally-charged time
One of the happiest moments of 2009 for me personally was when I found out I received a fellowship from the California Endowment to produce a video series on teen suicide.
