The Arizona Medical Board has reduced its backlog of more than 1,300 cases since last year, but hundreds of complaints have taken longer than six months to complete.

September 9, 2004

Arizona's new medical marijuana law is going to create new problems for employers trying to promote a safe workplace while respecting the new rights of those who will be able to legally inhale the drug.

Arizona's new medical marijuana law is going to create new problems for employers trying to promote a safe workplace while respecting the new rights of those who will be able to legally inhale the drug.

Arizona's new medical marijuana law is going to create new problems for employers trying to promote a safe workplace while respecting the new rights of those who will be able to legally inhale the drug.

Arizona's new medical marijuana law is going to create new problems for employers trying to promote a safe workplace while respecting the new rights of those who will be able to legally inhale the drug.

A Valley doctor who had been a family practitioner for 46 years is no longer able to practice medicine.

The state's top health official wants an investigation of eight Arizona doctors who together have written nearly half the nearly 10,000 recommendations for medical marijuana since the program started.

The state Legislature on Thursday launched a special inquiry into the Arizona Medical Board after two senior lawmakers said they received ‘‘serious allegations’’ concerning the board, which licenses and regulates physicians to protect consumers.

The University of Arizona’s new medical campus in Phoenix has yet to be remodeled, but the school is starting to fill administrative positions.

TUCSON - The political fight to build a medical campus in Phoenix is not over yet. The state Board of Regents on Tuesday approved a draft outlining details of the expense involved with creating the campus to be shared by the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.

While the nation’s physician shortage looks grim, things are much worse in Arizona, according to a leading health care work force expert who visited the Valley on Saturday.

Red is in. As China emerges as a dominant force in world trade, it’s attracting many suitors —including Mesa Community College.

Red is in. As China emerges as a dominant force in world trade, it’s attracting many suitors —including Mesa Community College.

August 10, 2004

Arizona's voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana has left a number of decisions to be made.

Arizona's voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana has left a number of decisions to be made.

Arizona's voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana has left a number of decisions to be made.

Arizona's voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana has left a number of decisions to be made.

Leaders of Maricopa County’s health system are evaluating the merits of closing down the aging Maricopa Medical Center and building a new hospital near a proposed medical school in downtown Phoenix.

February 9, 2005

Could a doctor saying "I’m sorry" for a bad medical outcome be enough to stop a patient from filing a malpractice lawsuit?

A holistic medical facility planned alongside Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is anticipated to become a national model for integrating conventional and naturopathic medicine. The Celebration Center for Integrated Healing is planned on 5 acres next to the first full-service hospital in Gilbert.

A holistic medical facility planned alongside Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is anticipated to become a national model for integrating conventional and naturopathic medicine. The Celebration Center for Integrated Healing is planned on 5 acres next to the first full-service hospital in Gilbert.