Doctor Who Made Medicine A Practice Rather Than A Business Retires
During his long career, Dr. Richard Mahrer, 92, garnered respect from patients and colleagues alike.
The Mercury News:
Beloved Doctor, 92, Closes Decades-Old Practice, Ends Era Of Old-Fashioned House Calls
This wasn’t the way 92-year-old Dr. Richard Mahrer or his beloved patients wanted to see his career end: forced out of the cozy, bric-a-brac-filled office he’d worked in since 1956, when San Jose was still a sleepy agricultural hub, and Mahrer charged patients $4 for an appointment. ...Yet, try as he might to remain upbeat, the day he dreaded had finally arrived: Mahrer was leaving 2206 Business Circle, Suite B, tucked between a Shoe Palace and an Ethiopian restaurant, inside the strip mall at Bascom Avenue and San Carlos Street, best known for the recently closed Time Deli and the recently opened Larry Flynt Hustler emporium. (Seipel, 8/5)
In other news from across the state —
San Francisco Chronicle:
SJ Police: Man Posed As Doctor, Sexually Assaulted Woman
A 47-year-old San Jose man who purported himself to be a doctor, but who lacked a license to practice medicine, was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman during an unlicensed examination, police said Monday. Ezequiel Aaron Dureo-Carvajal, the owner of a “holistic pharmacy” called Iridologia Farmacia, was arrested at the business on Friday, according to the San Jose Police Department. (Bodley, 8/7)
Capital Public Radio:
Calaveras Auditor Says Sheriff Misspent Cannabis Funds
After the Calaveras Board of Supervisors decided to regulate medical cannabis in 2016, they took in $3.7 million in fees from people who wanted to grow medical cannabis. Now, the County Auditor says the Sheriff's Department has misspent some of those funds. (Mitric, 8/7)