New Lung Cancer Screening Program Aims to Increase Access
Experts from Cedars-Sinai Cancer and the Cancer Research Center for Health Equity are collaborating to increase access to lung cancer screening, dispel misconceptions about the dis...
Discoveries / Feb 23, 2021
Cedars-Sinai's Team Leads the Next Generation of Thoracic Robo...
Cedars-Sinai is one of the busiest thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. ranking among the busiest in the country for robotic thoracic surgery. Driven by exceptional surgeo...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 19, 2021
Innovative Robotic Technologies
With robotics technology rapidly advancing, Cedars-Sinai is poised to remain a leader in robotic surgical innovation for patients with advanced lung disease. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 18, 2021
Could Gargling Help Prevent COVID-19 Infections?
Prominent pulmonologists including Cedars-Sinai's Vic Tapson suggest gargling is worthy of further study as a means to prevent COVID-19 in a recent commentary in the American Journ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 29, 2020
Pulmonary Embolism Team Among First in the Nation
As one of the first hospitals in the nation with a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT), Cedars-Sinai has a team of experts, available around-the-clock, to provide prompt attent...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 15, 2020
Beating the Odds of Treating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Paul Giordano felt like he'd fallen down a rabbit hole when he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare lung disease with grim diagnosis. Cedars-Sinai helped him be...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 02, 2019
Shortness of Breath: When to See Your Doctor
Many people regularly experience shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea. But in some cases, shortness of breath can be the symptom of a lesser-known, life-threatening condition...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 30, 2019
How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Your Health?
Wildfire smoke, a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning plant materials, can irritate your eyes, affect your health and make chronic pulmonary diseases worse. Find out w...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 30, 2019
Should I Get a Lung Cancer Screening?
One of the reasons lung cancer kills more men and women than any other cancer is that it's often not detected until it's at a late stage. Lung cancer can be very advanced by the ti...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 26, 2018
8 Tips to Help You Quit Smoking for Good
Quitting smoking is hard—mentally, physically, and emotionally. These tips from a Cedars-Sinai expert can help you get ready to make the permanent change to become a non-smoker.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 09, 2018
A Second Shot at Life and He's Breathing Easy
Slowing down is so out of character for Don Yuhas that he continued to take bike rides while fighting a deadly lung disease. Yuhas was told he might have only a few years to live. ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 10, 2017
Air Supply
Investigators are breathing new life into the quest for novel treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Discoveries / Oct 25, 2017
Annual Heart & Lung Transplant Picnic's Special Guest
Cedars-Sinai heart transplant patients, their family, and caregivers gather for an annual picnic and softball game. Read about this year's special guest.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jul 18, 2017
Second Opinion Leads to Surgical Options for Los Angeles Lung ...
Elaine Taite believed the course of treatment was clear—and less than hopeful. But a second opinion from Cedars-Sinai's Harmik J. Soukiasian, MD, changed her course—and outcome. Re...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jun 15, 2017
Breathing Room
Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis. The disease appears to result from the failure of lung stem cells that help airways recover from inj...
Discoveries / Apr 29, 2017
