Doctor linked to numbing-gel death reaches deal
More than two years after an N.C. State University student died from using a numbing gel before undergoing laser hair removal, the N.C. Medical Board has resolved the last case against a doctor associated with the incident.
2nd doctor charged in lidocaine death
The N.C. Medical Board has charged another doctor connected with the now-closed laser hair removal clinic that sold a powerful prescription numbing gel to a woman who died of a lidocaine overdose.
N.C. board suspends spa doctor
A Raleigh doctor will have his license suspended for six months, the N.C. Medical Board announces.
Spa's doctor charged
N.C. State University student Shiri Berg died in January after applying a powerful numbing gel dispensed by Premier Body Laser and Skin Clinic. The spa is now closed.
Parents push for spa reform
NCSU student Shiri Berg died after applying a numbing gel to her legs before a laser hair-removal procedure.
Berg's case like one in Arizona
Deaths follow use of numbing cream.
Spa linked to death shuts its doors
Premier Body Laser Clinics says clients who prepaid will not get refunds.
Cream's safety wasn't tested
'Compound drugs' do not receive the same safety testing as other pharmaceuticals.
Regulation issue hits medical spas
After the death of Shiri Berg, 22, an N.C. State student, some ask about doctors.
Woman had no lidocaine order
Shiri Berg did not have a prescription for the powerful anesthetic.
Doctor: Supervision needed
Following a death, medical regulators hear opinions on laser hair removal.
Clinics need regulation, physicians say
Board will evaluate whether laser hair removal should be considered a medical procedure.
Death puts medical spas under lens
North Carolina requires no license for laser hair removal businesses.
