Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

A yearlong construction project to update aging power lines will begin Tuesday on Sunset Boulevard in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles. Work on Sunset Boulevard between the 405 Freeway and Bellagio Road will begin near the highway and continue east toward Bellagio. Construction is planned in 500-feet increments.

A fifth woman has accused a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her.

A obstetrician-gynecologist formerly employed by UCLA has been charged with sexual battery in connection with his medical practice and surrendered to law enforcement Monday, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Vice Chancellor John Mazziotta said in a statement released by the school.

Lakers forward Brandon Ingram is expected to be ready for next season after undergoing surgery on his right arm.

Two-year-old Damian Ventura’s death was under investigation with the County Coroner completing the autopsy on Wednesday but not yet determining a cause of death.

An investigation is underway in Westchester after a 2-year-old boy died under suspicious circumstances inside his grandparent’s home.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson delivered a heartfelt thank-you to a 911 operator and members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who helped the film star Saturday during a medical emergency involving his 2-year-old daughter.

Los Angeles police and the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office are investigating allegations that an 8-year-old boy who became trapped in a washing machine was given a fatal dose of an opioid four years ago to hasten his death and increase the likelihood his organs could be harvested, it was reported Monday.

A 22-year-old woman, who was severely injured in a single-vehicle, rollover crash that claimed the life of a 2-year-old girl, was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol.

After one Burbank teen missed her high school graduation because of a tragic car crash days before, some of her classmates held a special grad ceremony Thursday in her honor.

An 18-year-old girl who was involved in a serious collision with a fire truck was recovering after being recently released from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

As a backup dancer for Gloria Gaynor and Donna Sumer, Ava Kaufman toured the world. She was the picture of health until 2009 when an autoimmune disease damaged her heart. One day she collapsed and woke up in a hospital bed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Her doctors gave her startling news: she had a heart transplant.

NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery Thursday after being admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with cardiovascular disease this week, Abdul-Jabbar said in a statement released by the University of California Los Angeles’ Health Science Department.

Four people were infected with a drug-resistant bacteria spread by a device used in medical procedures and another 71 are at risk because they were exposed to the same scope, officials with Cedars-Sinai hospital said Wednesday.

The president of UCLA’s health system will step down May 1 to take on a similar position in Pennsylvania, the university announced Monday.

Researchers at LA BioMed, a nonprofit independent lab, are on the cutting edge. They’re in the final stages of developing a vaccine against MRSA – another hospital based infection.

Hospital officials are blaming a difficult-to-sanitize piece of equipment for the recent outbreak of a drug-resistant “superbug” at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2015.

What you need to know. A Q&A with NBC4’s Dr. Bruce Hensel about the “superbug” bacteria that led to two deaths and several infections at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center.

A bacterial “superbug” linked to two deaths and several infections at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center was transmitted from patient to patient by a medical device, health officials said Thursday.