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UCLA Settles Gynecologist Abuse Suit for More than $100 Million

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The University of California has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle allegations that several hundred women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers announced. The settlement was announced Monday by some …

Red Flags Trailed Ex-UCLA Lecturer Across Elite Universities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A trail of red flags about his behavior toward women followed Matthew Harris on an academic journey that took him to three of the nation’s most prestigious universities — Duke, Cornell and then the University of …

Measles Outbreak Triggers Quarantine at 2 Los Angeles Universities

LOS ANGELES — A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los …

Lawsuits Increasing Over Skin-Related Laser Surgery Performed by Non-Physicians

Skin-related laser procedures such as hair removal remain one of the most popular elective types of laser surgery performed in the United States today. To meet demand, more non-physicians are performing these procedures than ever before. A study published online …

Report Faults UCLA, Professor in Lab Death

A report provides new details on what led to felony charges against UCLA and a chemistry professor in the death of a staff research assistant following a campus lab fire in 2008. The researcher at the University of California, Los …