Nightclub Performer Beaten By Vandals, Suffers Trauma To Head
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Los Angeles nightclub performer suffered a critical head injury Monday when he confronted vandals who had been tampering with his car in the Jefferson Park area, police said. The...
View ArticleAttempted Robbery Of Retired Police Officer Leads To 3-Hour Standoff
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Authorities say a man surrendered to police Friday after an attempted robbery of a retired police officer led to a three-hour standoff. The suspect, who may be suffering from mental...
View ArticleHollywood Man Wants To Find Good Samaritan Who Saved His Life
HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Keith Levidow said he had just stepped out of his apartment building when he collapsed. Neighbors told him a stranger jogging by administered CPR while they called 911. After...
View ArticleStreisand Opens Her Malibu Home For Women’s Heart Health
MALIBU (AP) — In an elegant white tent at her oceanfront Malibu compound, Barbra Streisand sang and former President Bill Clinton spoke to a crowd gathered to raise funds for women’s heart health....
View ArticleRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Among Top 5 Hospitals In U.S.
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was named the fifth-best hospital in the nation and the best in California and Los Angeles by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine, which...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Study: Sleeplessness Can Increase Risk Of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have found that a lack of sleep can change a person’s fat tissue, causing it to behave more like the fat found in an obese or...
View ArticleEarly Voters Flock To Registrar’s Office In Norwalk
NORWALK (CBSLA.com) — Voters are streaming into the Los Angeles County Registrar’s Office in Norwalk Monday, casting their ballots before the big rush on Election Day. Long lines over the weekend...
View ArticleAdult Film Star Ron Jeremy Hospitalized In Critical Condition
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An agent for adult film star Ron Jeremy confirms to CBS2 that he is in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Jeremy, 59, is currently being treated for an...
View ArticleAdult Film Star Ron Jeremy Will Stay In Hospital ‘For Some Time’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Porn star Ron Jeremy’s agent says the prolific actor will likely stay at a Los Angeles hospital a while to recover from an aneurysm near his heart. Agent Mike Esterman says Jeremy...
View ArticleDoctor Gives San Dimas Girl The Ability To Smile
SAN DIMAS (CBSLA.com) —An 8-year-old San Dimas girl who grew up with a rare disorder that made her unable to smile was finally given the ability to show off her grin, thanks to a local doctor. Hayley...
View ArticleJerry Buss Hospitalized At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — CBS2 News confirms that Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. CBS2′s Jim Hill confirms that...
View ArticleJerry Buss, 79, Remains In ICU At Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Jerry Buss’ family says the Los Angeles Lakers owner is “doing fine” despite being hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. CBS2 News confirms...
View ArticlePhysics, Cosmology Icon Stephen Hawking Tours Stem Cell Lab At LA’s...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Hawking toured a stem cell laboratory Tuesday where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurological disorder that has left the...
View ArticleKim Kardashian, Kanye West Welcome Baby Girl
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — Kim Kardashian has given birth to a little girl. The E! reality star’s boyfriend, rapper Kanye West, was reportedly on hand at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Saturday morning...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Fires 6 In Patient Privacy Breaches
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com/AP) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has fired five workers and a student research assistant for peeping on patients’ private medical records in the days after reality television...
View ArticleBoy, 10, In Grave Condition Following Golf Cart Collision In Beverly Park
BEVERLY PARK (CBSLA.com) — A 10-year-old boy reportedly suffered a severe head injury Sunday when the golf cart he was in overturned. The crash was reported at 2:36 p.m. in the upscale Beverly Park...
View ArticleLAPD Officer Leaves Hospital Following Crash That Killed Partner
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles police officer, who was injured in a crash Friday that killed her partner, has been released from the hospital. The officer, identified only as Stephanie, left...
View Article3 Southland Hospitals Ranked Among Nation’s Top 100
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Three LA hospitals were named Wednesday among the nation’s top 100 by Becker’s Hospital Review. Research and nominations went into selecting Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,...
View ArticleEd Hardy, Von Dutch Designer Christian Audigier Dies At 57
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Funeral services were pending Friday for French fashion designer Christian Audigier, famed for his Ed Hardy and Von Dutch lines. Audigier, who announced earlier this year he...
View ArticleLAPD Gives The Gift of Life
KOREATOWN (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles Police officers are teaming up with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in an employee and community blood drive. According to Cedars-Sinai, a single blood donation can help...
View ArticleKhloe Kardashian Thanks Fans For Love, Prayers For Estranged Husband Odom
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Khloe Kardashian expressed her thanks Tuesday to fans for their support for her estranged husband, Lamar Odom, who is continuing his recovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
View ArticleBob Barker Injured In Fall Near Hollywood Hills Home
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Retired “The Price Is Right” host Bob Barker was injured in a fall near his Hollywood Hills home Tuesday, police said. Officers who happened to be in the area saw Barker, 91,...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Medical Center Sees Twin Baby Boom
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — It is not uncommon to see twins in the neonatal intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near Beverly Hills. On Tuesday, there were eight sets of twins at the...
View ArticleErin Andrews Reveals Cervical Cancer Battle
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erin Andrews has revealed that she battled cervical cancer during the NFL season. The Fox Sports sideline reporter and “Dancing with the Stars” co-host tells Sports Illustrated’s...
View ArticleBill Paxton’s Family Sues Hospital, Doctor For Wrongful Death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Bill Paxton has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed the actor’s heart surgery shortly before he died. The suit...
View ArticleDemi Lovato ‘Doing Much Better’, Expected To Leave Hospital Soon
BEVERLY GROVE (CBS News) — Demi Lovato is reportedly expected to leave Cedars-Sinai Medical Center sometime this week. A source told ET that the 25-year-old singer is “doing much better” after her...
View ArticleWoman Who Underwent Historic Double Transplant Surgery To Get New Kidney
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A woman who made history as the first person in the Western U.S. to have double transplant surgeries for her heart and liver will undergo a third transplant Tuesday at...
View ArticleMan Claims Cedars-Sinai Ignored Pleas For Help Before Wife Died During C-Section
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center says his wife died during a “routine C-section” after hospital staff continually ignored his pleas for help. (credit: Charles Johnson) Kira...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai To Begin Reopening Medical Offices, Resuming Surgeries
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – As the state of California and Los Angeles County continue the process of reopening businesses, Cedars-Sinai announced Monday that it will begin reopening medical offices which...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Study: Outpatient Care Safe For Most COVID-19 Patients
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Cedars-Sinai reported Monday that the majority of patients who were treated and sent home to recuperate after visiting the hospital’s emergency department with suspected COVID-19...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Launches COVID-19 Testing At 3 Urgent Care Clinics
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Cedars-Sinai announced Tuesday that it has launched COVID-19 testing at its three urgent care clinics located in Playa Vista, Culver City and Beverly Hills. The test uses a...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Receives Its First COVID-19 Vaccines Tuesday, Orange County...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received its first supply of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday, while hospitals in Orange County will begin receiving shipments on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleActress Tanya Roberts Alive But In Poor Condition In Hospital, Publicist Says
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Actress Tanya Roberts, whose publicist proclaimed Sunday that she had died, is still alive but remains hospitalized, that same publicist said Monday. Actress Tanya Roberts arrives...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai Launches Recovery Program To Help COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is launching a recovery program aimed at helping a growing number of so-called “long hauler” COVID-19 patients. Cedars-Sinai Hospital....
View ArticleCedars-Sinai: Women Have Lower Normal Blood Pressure Range Than Men
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A study at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found that women have a lower normal blood pressure range than men. Already established blood pressure guidelines state that women and men...
View ArticleCBS News: Tiger Woods Moved To Cedars-Sinai, Has No Memory Of Crash
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Tiger Woods has been moved to a different Los Angeles hospital following his rollover crash, sources said Thursday. Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after he...
View ArticleTiger Woods In ‘Good Spirits’ After Undergoing Follow-Up Procedures At...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Tiger Woods was said to be “recovering and in good spirits” Friday after undergoing follow-up procedures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A statement, shared on social media, said...
View ArticleExclusive: IE Mother Reunited With Newborn After Harrowing Battle With COVID-19
UPLAND (CBSLA) — As Yvette Camacho wheeled her newborn daughter, Emery, out of San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland Thursday, it signaled the end of their battle with COVID and the beginning of...
View ArticleCedars-Sinai To Go Virtual Once Again For High Holidays
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will once again hold Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services virtually this year, the hospital announced Thursday. Virtual services will be held through...
View ArticleLaugh Factory Hosts In-Person And Streamed Rosh Hashanah Services
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Laugh Factory in Hollywood held a virtual and limited in-person Rosh Hashanah service Tuesday morning. The comedy club began streaming its service at 11 a.m. on its YouTube...
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