Blog & Magazines
How to Think Like a Scientist: A Crash Course
Discoveries / November 15, 2021
Thinking Ahead: New Screening for Cognitive Impairment
With dementia on the rise in an aging population, Cedars-Sinai will start screening some patients for cognitive impairment when they're admitted. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 19, 2022
A Healthy Day with Community Health Expert Premere Session
Premere Session, the associate director of Healthy Habits at Cedars-Sinai oversees one of the medical center's signature school-based community benefit programs. She can be found in one of the 21 schools in Los Angeles' underserved ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 17, 2022
This Blood Donor Has Likely Saved Hundreds of Lives
When Michael Hausknost first gave blood at Cedars-Sinai in 1999, he had no idea this initial donation would be followed by 165 others.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 14, 2022
COVID-19 Update for Patients
Working with local, state and federal officials, Cedars-Sinai is committed to bringing our patients and community timely vaccines and the best healthcare available through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 12, 2022
Why is Arthritis Worse in the Winter?
Arthritis symptoms tend to flare up as the weather turns cold. Here are some strategies and lifestyle changes that may help keep your arthritic joints loose and pain-free.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 11, 2022
What Causes COVID Arm?
COVID-19 vaccines can cause redness, swelling and rashes at the injection site, a side effect known as "COVID arm." But don't let it stop you from getting vaccinated.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 10, 2022
Renewal and New Beginnings: Global Healthcare in 2022
Global transparency around quality of care has the potential to create many winners. Achieving international transparency in healthcare is nothing less than a global imperative.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 07, 2022
What's Normal? Women's Sexual Health Experts Weigh In
When it comes to sexual health, one of the most common questions doctors hear is simply: “What’s normal?” Sexual health experts Dr. Karyn Eilber, Dr. Alexandra Dubinskaya and Dr. Poone Shoureshi shared some of the more frequent questions...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 07, 2022
New Treatment Options for Headaches
Eight new migraine treatments approved over the past year and a half have added tools to headache medicine, revolutionizing care and opening new treatment options.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 06, 2022
OB-GYN Surgery: The Minimalist Revolution
There's a revolution going on in OB-GYN surgery, where minimally invasive techniques mean better outcomes for common issues like cysts, fibroids and endometriosis
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 04, 2022
Code Brain: After Stroke Care
When you have a stroke every minute matters, so Cedars-Sinai created the rapid-response Comprehensive Stroke Team, resulting in the best possible outcomes for patients like Suzanne Torchia.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 29, 2021
Immunotherapy: The Fourth Pillar of Cancer Care
While it doesn't work for every cancer or patient, immunotherapy is a major advance in cancer treatment, using the patient's own immune system to fight abnormal cells without the side effects of chemotherapy
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 27, 2021
A Kidney Transplant and a Visit from Rampage: Jordan Kirkland's Story
When Jordan Kirkland was born prematurely at just 25 weeks of gestation, doctors didn't know if the 1-pound baby was going to make it. She was born with a condition called persistent caudal malformation. Infants born with this rare ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 20, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Pediatric Hospitalist Dr. Romina Kim
Meet Dr. Romina Kim, a pediatric hospitalist at Cedars-Sinai. After emigrating to the U.S. as a child, she attended high school in the Inland Empire and college at UCLA, where she nurtured a passion for giving back to the community.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 16, 2021
In Her Own Words: Congenital Heart Expert Dr. Ruchira Garg
Meet Dr. Ruchira Garg, director of Congenital Noninvasive Cardiology and associate director of the Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program at the Smidt Heart Institute, shared her thoughts about the challenges of caring for patients still...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 16, 2021