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KNX 1070 Report: Ex-Cosmetic Surgeon Convicted On Forgery, Burglary Charges
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon has been convicted of forgery and burglary. KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman reports Dr. Ehab Mohamed is in legal...
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LA Doctor, 58, Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Female Patients
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 58-year-old doctor was sentenced Monday for sexually exploiting female patients in a Los Angeles exam room. Dr. Steve Leong was sentenced to one month in jail, five years’...
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Torrance Doctor Sued For Alleged Prank On Unconscious Patient
TORRANCE (AP) — A Southern California anesthesiologist’s decision to decorate an unconscious patient’s face with stickers and a photo taken by a nurse’s aide has prompted a state investigation and...
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Former Doctor-Turned-Comedian Raises Awareness About Rheumatoid Arthritis
STUDIO CITY (KCAL9) — Matt Iseman, former doctor turned standup comedian and actor, stopped by KCAL9 Tuesday to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis! After Iseman left his career in medicine to...
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OC Prosecutor: Physician’s Assistant Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient...
FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) — A physician’s assistant scheduled to be arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a patient may have had other victims, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said...
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Bell Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Female Patient
BELL (CBSLA.com) — Police Monday were seeking the public’s help in identifying additional victims of a doctor accused of molesting a female patient. Dr. Edgar Lluncor was arrested on Oct, 23 at his...
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Gospel Singer Had Protection Order Against Missing Female Doctor He Says...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Marvin Sapp received a personal protection order against a 30-year-old Michigan doctor about three months before she went missing, according to...
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Agoura Hills Doctor Accused Of Alleged Drug Dealing, Money Laundering
AGOURA HILLS (CBSLA.com) — Ventura County deputies claim an Agoura Hills doctor has spent years overprescribing prescription drugs and that he’s linked to at least two overdoses. Dr. Terry Stanger, 67,...
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Elderly Man Accidentally Drives Car Into OC Medical Office
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A doctor and a female patient were injured Tuesday after an elderly man accidentally drove his vehicle into an Orange County medical building. The accident happened around 10:15...
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Agoura Hills Doctor Accused Of Drug Dealing Can Continue Practicing Medicine
VENTURA (CBSLA.com) — An Agoura Hills doctor accused of giving out illegal prescription drugs is still allowed to practice medicine. Dr. Terry Stanger made his first court appearance Wednesday after...
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Where Can I Get Care?
With the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of newly insured Americans can now afford routine health care. If you are among the previously uninsured who have skipped...
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How Do I Choose A Doctor?
If you have never established yourself as a patient with a primary care physician, or your current doctor is retiring, you will be in the market for a new one. It will take a little research–and...
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Who Can I Contact With Problems About My Insurer?
You receive a medical bill for services you believe should be covered under your health plan. Your insurer won’t pre-authorize a procedure. Your doctor is dropped from your insurance company’s...
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Does My Health Insurance Work Outside Of The United States?
Most health plans do not cover medical services outside of the United States. While many health plans, both job-based and those offered in the health insurance marketplace, do provide some coverage for...
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Patient Safety Supporters Call For Mandatory Drug Testing For Doctors
NORWALK (CBSLA.com) — Families who claimed to have been victimized by dangerous or intoxicated doctors announced Monday the delivery of hundreds of thousands of signatures for a ballot measure that...
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LA Doctor Charged With Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles-based doctor surrendered Thursday to federal authorities after being indicted on charges that he had illegally distributed drugs, including painkillers that are...
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Newport Beach Doctor Under Investigation For Prescription Drug Overdoses
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com/AP) — An Orange County doctor was under investigation Wednesday in the deaths of two patients who died of prescription drug overdoses. KNX 1070′s Mike Landa reports the California...
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Lawyer: Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Fraud, Scamming Ex-Lovers Is Victim Of...
MURRIETA (CBSLA.com) — A lawyer for a man accused of scamming a series of women he met online — sexually assaulting at least two of them, and stealing jewelry and cash from at least three others —...
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Are House Calls The Latest Health Craze? Local Doctor Capitalizes On...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Living in a place like Los Angeles, with hours spent in traffic and juggling busy work schedules, it’s hard to find time to take care your yourself. Luckily, L.A. is home to...
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Malibu Doctor Working To Control Spread Of Ebola Virus Returns From Africa
MALIBU (CBSLA.com) — A local doctor has returned to the Southland after traveling to Africa to help combat the spread of the Ebola virus. Despite the risks, Suzanne Donovan of Olive View-UCLA Medical...
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Local Health Officials On Alert Due To Ebola Scare
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Ebola infection of a Dallas nurse has shaken the medical world and put health officials on alert from California to Connecticut. At the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center...
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California Native Brittany Maynard, 29, ‘Dies With Dignity’ In Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (CBSLA.com/AP) — A young woman who moved to Oregon to take advantage of the state’s assisted-suicide law took lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor and has died, a spokesman said Sunday....
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Woman Claims She Ended Up In ICU After Procedure At Clinic She Says Doctor...
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — A San Pedro couple says they never had time to grieve the recent miscarriage of their daughter because of the events that transpired after. Back in March, Torrance Memorial...
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Local Doctor, 82, Accused Of Taking Part In Prescription-Drug Ring
CRENSHAW DISTRICT (CBSLA.com) — A doctor in his 80s and five other people have been indicted in a widespread prescription-drug ring, authorities said. Prosecutors say Clyde Arnold, 82, provided illegal...
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Doctor Who Treated Some Boston Marathon Bombing Victims Hopes Tsarnaev Is...
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_0804201522452189682AA.mp4 CAMARILLO (CBSLA.com) — A Camarillo doctor who rendered aid to some of the Boston Marathon bombing victims hopes a jury hands down...
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Doctor Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison After Pleading No Contest To Sexually...
MONTEBELLO (CBSLA.com) — A Montebello doctor pleaded no contest to two counts of felony sexual battery involving two patients, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. A...
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Thousand Oaks Doctor, Her Unlicensed Husband Held In Death Of 88-Year-Old Woman
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — Officials in Thousand Oaks said they have arrested a doctor and her unlicensed husband on felony charges related to the death of an 88-year-old woman. Investigators from...
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District Attorney’s Office: Fake Veterinarian Busted When Cat Dies After Surgery
NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — He called himself a veterinarian, but when Hector Menjivar, who owns a North Hollywood animal clinic, recently performed surgery on a cat, the pet died that same night....
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Doctor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Surgical Recovery Patient
TEMECULA (CBSLA.com) — A doctor at Temecula Valley Hospital has been arrested after he was accused of sexually assaulting a patient recovering from surgery. Doctor John McGuire, 44, allegedly committed...
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LA Doctor Convicted In Overdose Deaths Of 3 Patients
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second-degree murder convictions this week of a Los Angeles-area physician were the first against a U.S. doctor for recklessly prescribing drugs, the Los Angeles district...
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Victims’ Families Confront Rowland Heights Doctor Convicted of Murder
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Families of the victims of a Rowland Heights doctor convicted of second-degree murder for the drug overdose deaths of three of her patients confronted her in court Monday....
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Reseda Doctor Speaks Out After Being Suspected Of Molesting Multiple Patients
RESEDA (CBSLA.com) — A San Fernando Valley doctor has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting multiple women during medical examinations in his office, police announced Tuesday. According to...
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OC Doctor Who Faked His Death Faces 5 Years For Evading Justice
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Newport Beach physician who faked his own death to dodge an insurance fraud case and hid in Russia and Egypt for years faces five in prison for fleeing the country to evade...
View ArticleDoctor Is Accused Of Sexual Assault, So Why Is He Still Practicing?
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — You may only see your doctor a few times a year, but often those visits reveal the most intimate details of your life. So what happens when a doctor violates your trust, or, in...
View Article‘Her Kidney Is Crushing It:’ UCLA Doctor Touts Kidney Re-Gifting Program...
WESTWOOD (CBSLA) — Kidney donors give the gift of life. And now many are giving that gift twice as part of an innovative program that “re-gifts” the organs. Vertis Boyce’s kidneys failed a decade ago,...
View ArticleOC Doctor Accused Of Sending Sexual Messages To Cheerleaders
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — An Orange County doctor is accused of sexually harassing high school cheerleaders on social media. As CBSLA’s Michele Gile reports, the physician who volunteered to work at...
View ArticleSuspect Accused Of Killing Former Bush Doctor Takes His Own Life
HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors fatally shot himself during a confrontation with authorities in Houston on Friday morning, the city’s police...
View ArticleFormer UCI Student Accused Of Impersonating A Doctor
ORANGE (CBSLA) — A former UCI student is accused of impersonating a doctor, authorities said. Ariya Ouskouian, 23, of Irvine was charged Tuesday with providing medical diagnosis while impersonating a...
View ArticleSan Clemente Doctor Charged In Wife’s Death
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA) — A San Clemente doctor has been charged with murder more than two years after his wife fell to her death. Susann Sills fell down the stairs and died in her San Clemente home on...
View ArticleFormer UCLA Doctor Faces Sexual Misconduct Charges
WESTWOOD (CBSLA) — A former University of California Los Angeles physician surrendered to law enforcement Monday after being charged with sexual battery in connection to his medical practice, according...
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