Medical exams.

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When Andy Watry became head of the N.C. Medical Board two years ago, he promised to reform an agency known more for coddling docs than protecting patients. A report from a watchdog group says he's doing it: Washington, D.C.-based Public Citizen gave the board a B for the doctor-disciplinary details on its Web site (www.docboard.org/nc). A prior...