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Online Scheduling Now Available at Cedars-Sinai

Making an appointment with a primary care or women’s health specialist at Cedars-Sinai is easier than ever. Whether you’re a new or existing patient, we now offer the convenience of online scheduling.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 30, 2023

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Psychiatry for Visual Learners

With Atlas of Psychiatry, Waguih IsHak, MD, has edited the first visual reference of its kind.

Discoveries / May 30, 2023

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Equitable, Personalized Care for Women and Children of Color

The consequences of longstanding inequality in healthcare access and delivery has been well documented. Cedars-Sinai is working to improve cultural competence by focusing on the care women of color receive right from the beginning of pregnancy. Read more.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 26, 2023

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Pediatric Obesity: Cedars-Sinai Experts on New Guidelines

Emerging understanding of childhood obesity has inspired new guidelines that suggest pediatricians should intervene early with more aggressive measures. Here, Cedars-Sinai experts outline the risk factors for childhood and adolescent obesity and its mechanisms and offer context for the new clinical practice guidelines.

Discoveries / May 25, 2023

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Transition Program Gives Promising Nurses Extra Support

Great nurses can come from many personal and professional backgrounds. A new Cedars-Sinai program offers talented nurses a bridge from non-hospital settings to caring for patients in a world-class academic medical center.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 24, 2023

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A Call for Change: Equity and Patient-Centered Care

Patient-centered care is one of the most commonly used phrases in medicine. It’s what physicians believe in and what we promise to deliver. Yet we cannot provide patient-centered care unless we grapple with one of the most urgent challenges in healthcare today: health equity.

Discoveries / May 23, 2023

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Common Breathing Problems in Kids and How to Treat Them

Breathing problems are among the most common—and scary—illnesses in children. Irina Dralyuk, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s explains when to seek care.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 22, 2023

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An Underused Tool for Preventing Lung Cancer Death

Imagine a tool that could potentially prevent 12,000 lung cancer deaths every year. Then imagine only a tiny fraction of people are reaching for it.

Cedars-Sinai Magazine / May 19, 2023

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Style and Grace: Salon Owner Overcomes Breast Cancer

Amber Lesse, 36, would not let breast cancer cut short her dream of owning her own salon. Her experience only strengthened her drive to help women.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 19, 2023

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Strokes That Are Treatable—and Beatable

Many stroke patients are unaware of a game-changing treatment that can improve outcomes and save lives.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 16, 2023

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Residency Programs Move Toward Greater Diversity

This year, Cedars-Sinai welcomed our most diverse class of residents ever. We hear from our residents firsthand about their experiences.

Discoveries / May 16, 2023

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Can Rethinking CPR Training Benefit Women?

Doctors and bystanders perform CPR less often on women. Offering CPR training on mannequins with breasts may encourage people to help females in need of CPR.

Discoveries / May 11, 2023

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Physician Shadowing Program Offers Students Rare Access

Leaping into a career as a physician requires sure footing. Cedars-Sinai’s Pre-Med Student Volunteer Program gives undergrads a rare glimpse into the real jobs of physicians.

Discoveries / May 10, 2023

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A Miraculous Start to a Meaningful Life

Born in 1945 weighing only 14 ounces, Carol Zaslow—with the help of Cedars-Sinai's skilled neonatal care team—beat steep survival odds and lived a meaningful life. Her daughters, both doctors, celebrate her legacy.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 10, 2023

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New Tools at the Innovation Center

At the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Innovation Center (BOGIC), clinicians are leveraging cutting edge tools to search for the earliest signs of cancer and heart disease.

Discoveries / May 09, 2023

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Bone Health Break Down: How to Prevent Fractures

Don’t let weak bones or a serious fracture break your stride. Experts from Cedars-Sinai’s Geriatric Fracture Program share tips on fracture prevention and bone health.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 08, 2023

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Why Loneliness Affects Young People More Often Than Older Adults

Research has shown that young people experience loneliness more often than older adults. Our experts explore possible reasons and suggest strategies to help.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 05, 2023

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The Difference Between Postpartum Anxiety, OCD and Psychosis

New parents often worry about their babies, sometimes imagining the worst. When does that anxiety become unhealthy?

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 02, 2023

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Advancing Cedars-Sinai Affiliation in China

Since 2019, Cedars-Sinai and China’s Taikang Healthcare have worked together to develop Shenzhen Qianhai Taikang International Hospital in Shenzhen. The goal is to bring Cedars-Sinai-level care to millions of patients – and, in the process, to foster global cooperation for the benefit of people everywhere.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 02, 2023

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Regenerative Medicine: A New Path for ALS Treatment

A first-of-its-kind stem cell therapy for ALS passes a critical safety benchmark, advancing the search to slow down, reverse and prevent the disease. In a parallel study, investigators are growing patient-derived stem cells to model ALS, hoping to uncover its mechanisms and classify it with more specificity. Can the cure to this degenerative condition lie in the endlessly regenerative power of stem cells?

Discoveries / May 01, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai Clinicians Publish Collection of Complex Cases in Interventional Cardiology

Interventional cardiologists can consult a broad collection of cases to guide them through management strategies.

Discoveries / Apr 27, 2023

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Global Perspectives: The Unique Role of Visiting Physicians

Dr. Heitham Hassoun shares his thoughts on the role visiting physicians can play in achieving the best outcomes for those in our care.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 24, 2023

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Cedars-Sinai International Shines at Major Global Events

Cedars-Sinai International is growing around the world and recently attended Arab Health 2023, one of the world’s largest healthcare events, and CADECI, Latin America’s premier cardiology conference.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 24, 2023

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Treatment Journey: From Texas to LA to Find the Best Care

An 83-year-old patient with advanced lung cancer attributes her health and longevity to her oncologist of more than 14 years; she even followed him from Texas to Los Angeles to get the best care.

Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 24, 2023