Discoveries Magazine
Frontiers in Single-Cell Biology
Discoveries / Aug 03, 2023
Population Sciences to Close Gaps
Discoveries / Jul 27, 2023
The Most Important Object on My Desk
Dr. Marcel Maya on the talismans that remind him to go outside.
Discoveries / Jul 13, 2023
Rare Opportunity for GI Motility Fellows
Rare GI motility fellowship is offered at Cedars-Sinai.
Discoveries / Jul 11, 2023
An Objective Approach to Facial Feminization Surgery
A Cedars-Sinai plastic surgeon is conducting research using artificial intelligence to standardize facial feminization surgery for transgender patients.
Discoveries / Jun 29, 2023
Cedars-Sinai Neurology Chair Honored by National MS Society for COVID-19 Work
Dr. Nancy Sicotte has been honored by the National MS Society.
Discoveries / Jun 15, 2023
New Book Celebrates Legacy of Distinguished Medical Historian
A group of renowned scholars have authored a new book in honor of the illustrious career of Mordechai Feingold, PhD, a distinguished historian at the California Institute of Technology known for his work on the history of science.
Discoveries / Jun 13, 2023
Book Reviews
Cedars-Sinai physicians and scholars describe clinical innovations, scientific discoveries and the art of medicine in recently published books.
Discoveries / Jun 08, 2023
New Surgery Chair Leads with Collaboration
Cristina R. Ferrone, MD, brings a wealth of experience to her role as the new chair of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery.
Discoveries / Jun 08, 2023
Higher Stress Levels May Cause Weight Gain in Women
Women have long reported higher stress levels than men. This may be due in part to gender differences in the stress response. Celine Riera, PhD, research scientist at Cedars-Sinai’s Regenerative Medicine Institute, aims to address an understudied aspect of women’s health.
Discoveries / Jun 06, 2023
How to Stamp Out Burnout
Physician burnout is at an all-time high because of widespread fatigue and work-related distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In his new book, Alen Voskanian, MD, MBA, explores reasons for burnout, suggesting ways to conquer the problem.
Discoveries / Jun 01, 2023
Psychiatry for Visual Learners
With Atlas of Psychiatry, Waguih IsHak, MD, has edited the first visual reference of its kind.
Discoveries / May 30, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Tiffani Bright: AI Evangelist and Skeptic
Tiffani Bright believes in the power of AI medicine, and she believes developers have the power to wield this powerful tool to support health equity.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023
Living in AI’s Endless Summer
AI is a powerful tool poised to be wielded by any physician, coming at the same time healthcare struggles to overcome the disparities created by bias.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023
Machine-Learning Model Predicts Birth Method
Birth and maternal outcomes are a serious area of health outcome disparity in the US. An AI tool aims to better predict who is going to deliver vaginally and who will have a C-section, potentially reducing unnecessary c-sections.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023
The Human Factor of Artificial Intelligence
Powerful promise hangs in the balance with potential peril as hospital systems integrate artificial intelligence into research and patient care.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023
AI Predicts Opioid Addiction
Cedars-Sinai investigators are predicting which patients will suffer from opioid dependency after spine surgery.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023
AI Predicts Cancer in Children
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict cancer in children.
Discoveries / Apr 20, 2023