MS and Diet: What You Should Know
No diet can cure multiple sclerosis, but making certain lifestyle changes can help protect body and mind and enhance your quality of life.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 04, 2019
Living With IBD: Surviving the Holidays
Parties and family gatherings with indulgent food, alcoholic beverages, and the stress of family pressures can lead to flare-ups of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. We asked a Cedars-Sinai expert how to survive the holidays when ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 02, 2019
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Speech Therapist Heather Thompson
Heather Thompson has worked at Cedars-Sinai for 7 years, helping ALS and cancer patients communicate before, during, and after treatment. We sat down with her to talk about her life and the most rewarding part of her work.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 26, 2019
Is Intermittent Fasting Healthy?
Intermittent fasting, or intermittent energy restriction, is method incorporating periods of eating and fasting for weight loss, improving gut health, and extending longevity. We asked a Cedars-Sinai researcher how intermittent fasting ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 25, 2019
What Is a Seizure?
An estimated 10% of people experience an unprovoked seizure during their lifetime. Epilepsy—when a person has multiple seizures during their lifetime or is at risk of having multiple seizures—is far less common, affecting only 1.2% of ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 20, 2019
Wholehearted Hobby
A kidney physician combines her knowledge of anatomy with a love of needlework.
Discoveries / Nov 20, 2019
Health Risks of a Long Commute
Living in a city means that long commutes are often a way of life. All that time sitting in traffic can take a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional health. We asked a Cedars-Sinai expert about the health risks of a long commutes ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 18, 2019
Back on the Trail After a Heart Attack
In 2017, 52-year-old Jeff Tong had a heart attack while mountain biking. After a helicopter rescue Jeff is back on the trails again.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 15, 2019
Child's Cough: Is No Medicine the Best Medicine?
Treating coughs and colds in kids with over the counter cough medicine may seem like a good idea, but are children's cough medicines good for kids? We asked a Cedars-Sinai pediatrician what’s safe when it comes to treating kids' coughs.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 13, 2019
New Approaches to Pancreatic Cancer Care
Every day, about 1,300 people around the world are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At Cedars-Sinai, clinicians are taking novel approaches not only to attack the disease, but to improve patients' quality of life during treatment.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 12, 2019
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Tony Lambros, Nursing Assistant and Vietnam Vet | ...
When he became a hospital worker nearly 40 years ago, Tony was no stranger to witnessing wounds that might many people squeamish.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 11, 2019
How to Relieve and Avoid Constipation Naturally
If you're seeking to relieve or avoid constipation without using medications, a few tweaks to your diet and lifestyle can help.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 08, 2019
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: X-Ray Tech Breanna Monnin
Meet Cedars-Sinai x-ray technologist, Breanna Monnin. We asked Breanna about her work in the ER and operating rooms and how she decided to become an x-ray tech.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 06, 2019
What Does a Nurse Practitioner Do?
With many parts of the country facing a scarcity of primary care doctors, nurse practitioners are providers who fill an increasingly important role in helping people get healthy and stay healthy.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 04, 2019
Is a Vegetarian or Vegan Diet Healthy?
The interest in vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based diets is on the rise. But how healthy are vegan and vegetarian diets? Cedars-Sinai dietitian Elena Fricke gives her health advice on these diet trends.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 01, 2019
