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Hearing Delayed For SoCal Doctor Accused In Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will begin presenting evidence next week in the case against a Southern California doctor accused of second-degree murder in the prescription drug overdose deaths of...
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Rowland Heights Doctor Ordered To Stand Trial On Murder Charges
UPDATE 2:47 p.m.: Rowland Heights doctor Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on murder and other charges stemming from the prescription-drug-overdose deaths of three men. The...
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Glendora Doctor’s Offices Raided In Rx Probe
GLENDORA (CBS) — Police and federal agents raided the offices Thursday of a Los Angeles-area doctor suspected of illegally prescribing prescriptions. Dr. Rolando Lodevico Atiga was arrested following...
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Doctor Weighs In On Importance Of A Well-Balanced Breakfast
STUDIO CITY (CBS) — Dr. Wendy Bazilian appeared on KCAL9 News on Sunday morning to discuss the importance of a well-balanced breakfast ahead of the upcoming school year. Bazilian is the author of “The...
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Jury Finds Doctor Guilty Of $1M Medicare Scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Los Angeles doctor has been convicted for health care fraud after submitting about $1 million in bills for tests that were never performed on patients....
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Rowland Heights Doctor Accused Of Murder Pleads Not Guilty
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A Rowland Heights doctor accused in the prescription-drug-overdose deaths of three men pleaded not guilty on Friday. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng is charged with three counts of...
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Octomom Checks Into Rehab Citing Anxiety, Stress
LOS ANGELES (AP)— “Octomom” Nadya Suleman has checked herself into a rehabilitation center, citing anxiety, exhaustion and stress, a spokeswoman for the mother of 14 said Tuesday. Suleman had been...
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Rialto ER Doctor Trades In Scalpels For Guns As SWAT Volunteer
RIALTO (KCAL9) — An emergency room physician trades scalpels and syringes for guns and gear as a volunteer member of the SWAT team in San Bernardino County. Dr. Michael Neeki, who regularly works in...
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Medicare Out Of $11M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bilk Medicare out of more than $11 million by exaggerating patients’ symptoms to obtain wheelchairs and other medical...
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Doctor Sentenced To Year In Prison For $11M Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California doctor has been sentenced to prison for an $11 million Medicare scheme that paid kickbacks to patients recruited on Skid Row. Federal prosecutors say...
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‘A Miracle’: OC Doctor Revives Boy, 11
Irvine doctor Amir Yazdan found 11-year-old Tyler Winge (above) unconscious when he began to administer CPR. (courtesy Marjie Britz) IRVINE (CBSLA.com) — It was New Year’s Eve, and Irvine doctor Amir...
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OC Podiatrist To Be Arraigned On Child Porn Charges
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County podiatrist is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning on felony child pornography charges after more than 1,100 images of young girls were discovered on his...
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Valley Doc Pleads Guilty To $3M Medicare Fraud For Procedures He Never Performed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a San Fernando Valley doctor has pleaded guilty to scamming Medicare out of $3 million for procedures that were never performed. U.S. attorney spokesman Thom...
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OC Doctor Fatally Shot At Newport Beach Medical Office
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County doctor was fatally shot Monday at a medical office in Newport Beach. Police responded to a patient exam room on the second floor of the building at 520...
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Can ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, Oscars Help Free Imprisoned Doctor Who Helped Find...
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — “Zero Dark Thirty” is a contender to bring home an Academy Award for Best Picture this weekend, but first, local activists are joining forces to free a doctor who helped...
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Family Of Slain Newport Beach Urologist Files 2 Suits Against His Accused Killer
SANTA ANA (CBS/AP) — The family of a Newport Beach urologist has filed two lawsuits against the patient accused of killing him. The Los Angeles Times reports the family of Dr. Ronald Gilbert has filed...
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OC Doc Pleads Guilty To Prescribing Pain Meds For Cash At Starbucks Stores
SANTA ANA (AP) — An Orange County doctor has agreed to plead guilty to charges of illegally prescribing drugs to his patients at nightly meetings in Starbucks stores. Court documents show Alvin...
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PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) — Dr. Jeffrey Nordella of Porter Ranch is the medical David who defeated Goliath – after winning a $4.5 million judgment against Anthem Blue Cross for violation of fair...
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LA Doctor, 58, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Patients
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 58-year-old Los Angeles doctor has been accused of sexually assaulting four female patients. Dr. Steve Leong was arrested at his Arcadia home May 31 and was booked at the...
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Ex-Record Exec Calls Hiring Of Murray ‘Highly Unusual’
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) – The promoter of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer’s physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert...
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