California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been ...

Editor’s note: This story contains some graphic descriptions of alleged sexual misconduct. The California Medical Board charges that a Modesto doctor is subject to disciplinary action for alleged ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — California’s medical board has accused a psychiatrist of having sex with a patient in his office and giving the woman money while she was in his care. Dr. Ankur Bindal, owner of ...

When Angela Contreras complained to the state’s medical board in the fall that a Long Beach doctor had left gauze in her brother’s abdomen during surgery, she waited — and waited — for the board to ...

In our state it’s the job of the Medical Board of California to investigate complaints against doctors. The board is facing a deadline now, mandated by state law, to determine if its work is still ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A Team 10 investigation has found three physicians with a history of sexual misconduct were allowed to keep their medical licenses despite a state law touted as zero tolerance for ...

State lawmakers are taking a close look at the Medical Board of California, and whether it’s doing enough to police doctors who freely prescribe painkillers. A recent L.A. Times investigation found ...

Patient advocates have long pushed the Medical Board of California to share more information about potentially dangerous doctors. Investigations average three years to complete, and during that time ...

The Medical Board of California revoked the license of an oncologist who provided “sham treatment” to 1,000 patients, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Nov. 30. Kenneth Matsumura, MD, who runs a ...

The Medical Board of California was hit with a petition for writ of administrative mandate on Jan. 27 in California Superior Court for San Diego County. The action, was brought by Buchalter on behalf ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from KFF Health News on national and state health-related issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers. California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off ...