Woman Sues Bikram Yoga Guru for Alleged Sexual Assault, Battery

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 7/16 10:30A Victoria Talbot

(CNS) Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is being sued by a woman who alleges he pushed her into having sex with him when she was 18 years old and learning to be a teacher of his craft in 2012-14. Jill Lawler s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges...

Defense Waiting to Hear if New Charges to be Filed Against USC Gynecologist

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 7/12 10:45A Victoria Talbot

(CNS) A defense attorney said Friday he is waiting to hear if Los Angeles County prosecutors will file additional charges against former USC campus gynecologist George Tyndall, who is charged with sexually assaulting 16 patients. One of Tyndall s...

Real Estate Developer’s Family Gives $10M to Create Memory Center at Cedars

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 6/18 9:55A Victoria Talbot

(CNS) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced Tuesday that a $10 million donation will be used to establish the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer s and Memory Disorders, whose namesake was a Holocaust survivor and prominent Los Angeles real estate...

Ellen DeGeneres Discusses Sexual Abuse Inflicted by her Stepfather

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 5/29 7:07A Victoria Talbot

(CNS) Ellen DeGeneres is publicly discussing the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her her stepfather, with the hope that she ll empower teen victims to speak out. I think it s important to talk about it because there s so many young...

Officials Announce New Southern California Measles Cases

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 5/6 8:00A Matt Lopez

Officials are investigating another confirmed case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident and an additional non-resident measles case who traveled throughout Southern California, part of a renewed outbreak of the disease nationally and...

CHLA Dedicates New Helinet Aviation Helipad For The Purwin Family

Beverly Hills Courier (Health) 5/3 3:10P Ssimmons

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) recognized the Alan Purwin Emergency Transport Program Wednesday by naming the hospital’s helipad The Purwin Family – Helinet Aviation Helipad. The ceremony included a ribbon cutting in front of the new...