Articles tagged with 'guerin childrens' | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

This school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and several neighboring school districts are introducing stricter age-based limits on classroom screen time. The new policy comes after parents and educators have long expressed …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is embracing the healing power of music by launching a unique music therapy program.At the crib side, a guitarist and singer serenades newborns hooked up to loud, beeping and …

In what has become an annual tradition, more than 20 members of the Los Angeles Rams’ 2026 rookie class dedicated a day to visiting patients, families and caregivers at Cedars-Sinai and Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital.The rookies made stops throughout …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s is launching a new program for children with asthma that tracks a child’s respiration and aids early detection of breathing problems via a smart, wearable stethoscope.  The at-home monitoring device is designed to …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s has launched the first Neuro Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Neuro NICU) in the Los Angeles region.Neuro NICU is a specialized program that brings together multidisciplinary pediatric specialists to deliver advanced, …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s experts are presenting advances in research and leading hands-on patient care workshops at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting, April 24–27 in Boston.The physician-scientists are available for …

A multicenter team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, has identified critical neurons in the gray matter, the “thinking” …

Pediatric interventional cardiology has had meaningful advances over the past decade that are changing how children with congenital heart disease are treated at Cedars-Sinai.  Congenital heart defects, which arise from abnormal or incomplete …

Albert Miranda is a typical 17-year-old who likes watching TikTok and playing video games with friends. But for the last five months, he’s been focused on his health following a traumatic accident that nearly ended his young life.Miranda was riding …

The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that inhabit the gastrointestinal tract—drives a process vital for protecting the colon against tissue injury, according to the findings of a study co-led by Cedars-Sinai Health …

With less than a week to go before his busiest business trip of the year, Santa Claus delivered a dose of holiday cheer to some of Cedars-Sinai’s youngest patients and their families during a special visit to Cedars-Sinai Guerin …

He wasn’t supposed to be here. Experts say babies like Ryu Lopez don’t usually make it this far. But this holiday season, the Lopez family is deeply grateful for beating incredible odds in what Cedars-Sinai physicians are calling a medical …

A Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s epilepsy expert hopes to teach parents to detect early signs of epilepsy in their infant.Pediatric epilepsy affects nearly 470,000 children in the United States, making it the most common childhood brain disorder. …

Pediatricians have long relied on simple markers to chart an infant’s developmental progress, including a baby’s ability to raise their head independently, control their neck, and sit up and roll over unassisted. Back in 2023, then 6-month-old Dylan …

Families and staff at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s gathered in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for a longstanding Halloween tradition that spotlights the tiniest babies.To kick-start some Halloween magic, excited parents picked out outfits …

Patients with mouth injuries from trauma or surgery, or those requiring dental work to fix receding gums, could potentially have new options in the future, thanks to a study launching at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s.The researchers will use stem …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s pediatric specialists will join their peers at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2025 National Conference & Exhibition Sept. 26-30 in Denver and will be available to comment on breaking news from the …

Joyce So, MD, PhD, a widely respected medical geneticist, has been appointed inaugural chief genomics officer at Cedars-Sinai and medical director of the newly established Center for Genomic Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s. So also will …

A 10-year-old stem cell donor, the youngest donor ever at Cedars-Sinai, hopes stem cell transplant cures father’s leukemia

In what’s become an annual tradition, the newest Los Angeles Rams class of rookies was welcomed to Cedars-Sinai. The players were greeted by Bryan Croft, Cedars-Sinai executive vice president and chief operating officer.“We know you’re going to take …

It was a sunny day in L.A.— typical, aside from unusually strong winds—and Eugene Kim, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, was seeing patients when he got a text message from his daughter’s school.The tone was urgent: “Please …

Measles, once thought to be eradicated in the U.S., is making a comeback. The number of U.S. measles cases continues to tick upward, caused by declining vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy. Los Angeles recently reported its first confirmed case. …

Healthcare workers at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s turned a wish into a reality for a 21-year-old patient hospitalized with stage 4 osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.Diego Cruz told his healthcare team that his lifelong dream was to travel to …

While flu season in the U.S. typically runs from October through March, California flu season peaks in January and February. The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom spoke with Priya Soni, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin …

‘Twas the days before Christmas and a singing Santa Claus made the rounds at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s.Santa wheeled a wagon through the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center campus as he brought toys to young patients and their siblings. Santa also sang …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's patients, parents and staff members recently were treated to another enchanting Halloween celebration in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a longstanding tradition. Parents were invited to select their child’s …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s has appointed highly respected pediatric physician-scientists Mustafa Khokha, MD, and Saquib Lakhani, MD, to advance knowledge and application of genome sequencing with the goal of improving screening and treatment of …

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's and other institutions have been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over five years to explore how adult intestinal tissues revert to an early fetal-like state to …

When Kelly Gould became pregnant with her son, the Las Vegas resident, like any mother-to-be, was worried about potential complications. Still, when her doctor recommended further genetic testing after a routine 30-week growth scan, she was caught …

When Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s launched in 2022, it sought to build a pioneering children’s health destination that combined multidisciplinary excellence in pediatric care with advanced research to identify and treat the roots of childhood …