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By Jon Cox, BAKERSFIELD.COM https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-medical-board-tells-bakersfield-ob-gyn-to-stop-practicing-medicine/article_2a71b96d-937a-4b54-8900-f76524206ff8.html A Bakersfield obstetrician-gynecologist has been ordered to stop practicing medicine, at least temporarily, after he failed a competency exam following accusations...

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By Stephanie Sierra, ABC7  https://abc7.com/post/100k-trip-er-left-antioch-california-family-burned-infant-tangled-billing-mess/17514842 ANTIOCH, Calif. -- A newborn baby was rushed to the emergency room with severe burns, but there was no burn unit, nor...

By Teri Sforza, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/10/you-might-never-know-your-doctor-is-an-addict-if-new-bill-passes/ COLUMN: Medical Board says AB 408 is about patient protection. Bull, consumer groups respond. If the Medical Board of...

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Critics worry mistakes of the past are being repeated, and patients could be at risk By Harriet Blair Rowan, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/05/program-doctors-substance-use-disorders/ “Imagine if it was your mother,...

By Paul Sisson, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/05/should-doctors-with-addictions-be-allowed-to-get-confidential-treatment/ Consumer advocacy groups are opposing a bill that would create a confidential treatment program for physicians struggling with substance...

By Libby Rainey, LAist https://laist.com/news/health/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-change Just hours after the birth of their second child, Charles Johnson lost his wife Kira at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in west Los...

By Jim Shields, FORT BRAGG ADVOCATE-NEWS https://www.advocate-news.com/2024/12/24/the-observer-strategic-plans-and-the-insurance-ceos-murder/ Got a kick out of the December 17th Board of Supervisors agenda. Under the heading for the County Executive...

By Kristen Hwang, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/health/2024/12/medical-board-addiction-recovery/ California doctors struggling with addiction often don't want anyone to find out, especially the state board that has the power to...