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Multiple Sclerosis => MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS => Topic started by: agate on December 19, 2018, 09:44:14 pm

Title: Calif. medical board begins tracking doctors' FDA warning letters, including a doctor treating MS
Post by: agate on December 19, 2018, 09:44:14 pm

From MedPage Today (December 14, 2018)--"California Medical Board Begins Tracking Docs' FDA Warning Letters":


https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/states-of-disgrace/76909?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-12-14&eun=g345846d0r&pos=&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-12-14%20Resend&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_Active


Among the instances cited in the article there is this:

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In June, the California medical board began proceedings against Michael Arata, MD, a physician who had been performing risky and unproven vein-opening procedures on multiple sclerosis patients.Arata had been the subject of three FDA letters dating back to 2012. On June 28, the California board filed a 14-page action that could lead to the revocation or suspension of his license.