PHYSICIANS
THE NEW FORTY Trust, but verify...
I understand and appreciate the notion that we should not treat doctors as demigods. They are, after all, just human beings-well-educated and trained human beings in medical science, but human beings ...
Posted on 12/10/11 at 11:12 AM
HEALTHBEAT Blowing the whistle on bad doctors
I admit to some hesitation in using the term "bad" doctors in the title of this post. Physicians can fall short in many ways, often for reasons that are purely human and forgivable. It doesn'tnecessar...
Posted on 7/14/10 at 7:57 AM
Doctors change practices to cut wasteful medical spending 
Old checklist for doctors: order that test, write that prescription. New checklist for doctors: first ask yourself if the patient really needs it.
Nine medical societies representing nearly 375,000 physicians are challenging the widely held perception that more health care is better, releasing lists Wednesday of tests and treatments their members should no longer automatically order.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , April 04, 2012
MARILYN HAGERTY: States Ballroom, Graham doctors: Gone but not forgotten
When did the States Ballroom burn down? Whatever happened to the Graham doctors? These are the questions you hear asked now and then. A phone visit with Jean McDonald Johnson in San Diego, Calif., sheds light on the States Ballroom that was the place to go in the 1930s and 1940s. Long time residents of Grand Forks remember it so fondly.
By Marilyn Hagerty , March 02, 2012
1980s 'All My Children' cast member, wife of Minnesota doctor, drowns off Cancun coast
Andrea Schenck, 55, a cast member of "All My Children" in the early 1980s, went by Andrea Moar professionally. She portrayed Carrie Sanders Tyler on the long-running daytime drama.
By Paul Walsh , January 20, 2012
License of Fargo surgeon in sexual assault drugging case suspended indefinitely
The State Board of Medical Examiners voted unanimously today in Bismarck to indefinitely suspend the medical license of Dr. Jon Norberg, two days after he pleaded to charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted his wife in their Fargo home. Norberg, an orthopedic surgeon, told the board during the teleconference that he “did the wrong thing for the right reasons.”
By Forum Communications , January 05, 2012
Longtime Minot doctor has medical license suspended
North Dakota's state medical board has suspended the license of a longtime Minot doctor for allegedly improperly prescribing a controlled substance.
By Associated Press , December 08, 2011
U of M program for immigrant doctors loses funding
Lawmakers eliminated funding for the $150,000 program during the last-minute negotiations.
By Associated Press , August 08, 2011
A life of healing: Longtime area doctor retires
Dr. Jim Leigh retires from practice FridayAfter falling through his porch and landing on his head this past fall, Dr. Jim Leigh thought he might’ve been done for. “They told my wife, ‘He’s not going to make it,’” the 84 year-old said. “And I don't think they did much for me, and there's not much to do for me except watch.” But Leigh survived.
By Erik Burgess , July 15, 2011
Former Grand Forks doctor sentenced in Internet pill case
Enrique Rivera-Mass had pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Authorities say he illegally signed off on prescriptions for nearly 1.8 million pills that were sold online, including while he worked in Grand Forks in 2009.
By Associated Press , July 14, 2011
Attorney for former Grand Forks doctor asks for probation
Authorities say Enrique Rivera-Mass illegally signed off on prescriptions for nearly 1.8 million pills that were sold online. He has pleaded guilty in federal court.
By Associated Press , July 07, 2011
Jack Kevorkian, assisted suicide advocate, dies at age 83
Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who captured the world's attention as he helped dozens of ailing people commit suicide, igniting intense debate and ending up in prison for murder, has died in a Detroit area hospital after a short illness.
By Corey Williams , June 03, 2011
Prosecutor won't charge Fargo clinic physician whose license had expired
Birch Burdick, in a memo to Fargo police investigators, concluded that Dr. Lori Thorndike hadn't posed a safety risk to patients or flaunted the law during the time her North Dakota medical license had expired.
By The Forum , November 16, 2010
Former GF doctor to plead guilty
A former physician who worked only a month in Grand Forks last year as a psychiatrist has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
By Herald Staff and Wire Report , October 27, 2010
Dr. Erik Holten, Fargo, column: Med school expansion won’t solve problem
The greatest need is for primary care physicians in smaller towns and cities, and the current request will not come close to fulfilling this.
By Erik Holten , October 20, 2010
Sanford Health recruiting effort solving doctor shortage in Bemidji
Sanford Health has been able to recruit and hire five new primary care physicians, a nurse practitioner and a physician’s assistant to fill the area’s primary care needs.
By Molly Miron , September 30, 2010
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