Prosecutors Convene Grand Jury To Investigate USC Gynecologist Accused Of Abusing Patients
According to The LA Times, Dr. George Tyndall is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of patients during three decades at a campus health clinic.
Los Angeles Times:
Grand Jury Investigating USC Gynecologist Accused Of Sexually Abusing Hundreds Of Patients
Los Angeles County prosecutors have convened a grand jury to hear evidence about Dr. George Tyndall, the USC gynecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of patients during three decades at a campus health clinic, according to two sources familiar with the case. (Ryan and Hamilton, 12/5)
In other news from around the state, San Diego's Alzheimer's Response Team is showing promising early response while some Ventura County clinics may have given patients ineffective vaccines and medications between October 2017 and last month —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Six Months In, Alzheimer's Response Team Shows Promising Results
Early results produced by a new effort to help first responders handle dementia-related calls are encouraging enough that some are already thinking about how to expand the program to other communities across the region. Created in June with funding from Grossmont Healthcare District and the county Board of Supervisors, the Alzheimer’s Response Team announced Wednesday that it handled 50 referrals and opened 22 assistance cases in its first six months of operation. Eight of those cases, according to county records, had severe symptoms such as wandering, confusion or lashing out at caregivers. (Sisson, 12/5)
Ventura County Star:
Ventura County Clinics May Have Given Ineffective Vaccines To Patients
As many as 23,000 patients may have been given ineffective vaccines and medications by the Ventura County Health Care Agency’s clinic system between October 2017 and last month, the agency said this week. The patients, primarily adults, but about 2,300 who were 18 or under — including 1,255 under age 6 — are being contacted by the agency via letters and telephone calls and being urged to be re-vaccinated at the clinics at no cost, agency officials said. (Harris, 12/5)