Thursday, May 14

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against medical scope manufacturer

The family of a patient who died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a health care device manufacturer for wrongful death, alleged negligence and fraud. Read more...

Photo: The family of Antonia Cerda, one of two patients who have died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the manufacturer of scopes known to have transmitted the bacterial infections. (Daily Bruin file photo)






Student-created program addresses mental health with speaker series

Therese Todd thought her father was yelling an order for two-by-four planks on the phone with a client at his hardware company as she sat between her brothers in the back of the minivan on the way to Disney World. Read more...

Photo: Therese Todd started a series of talks at her sorority to educate her sisters on mental health issues facing college students such as binge drinking and addiction, anxiety and depression. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)