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2023
June
27,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by thickening and scarring of the skin and vital organs, and the narrowing of the blood vessels which lead to poor circulation. An estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. are living with …
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2022
November
10,
2022
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10:00 AM
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Diabetes is a chronic health condition that impacts how the body turns food into energy. More than 37 million people in the United States have Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the metabolic disorder, according to the Centers for Disease …
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August
18,
2022
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07:08 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Nunzio Bottini, MD, PhD, whose groundbreaking research focuses on the role of a group of proteins in the development of rheumatic diseases, has joined Cedars-Sinai as the inaugural director of the Kao Autoimmunity Institute.“Dr. Bottini is an …
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2021
June
24,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Scleroderma has taken both of Lovette Twyman Russell's lungs and the tips of three of her fingers, but not one ounce of her joy in life. For the 58-year-old former triathlete, getting the right treatment for this rare autoimmune disease – which …
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2020
June
19,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Nationally recognized rheumatology expert Francesco Boin, MD, has been appointed director of the division of Rheumatology and director of the new Scleroderma Program at Cedars-Sinai. Boin is an accomplished and widely published investigator of …
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January
09,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
My News LA recently shared news from Cedars-Sinai about a $20 million gift from Dr. and Mrs. Min H. Kao and the Kao Family Foundation to create the Kao Autoimmunity Institute for advanced research and treatment of rheumatologic diseases.The gift …
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2019
December
10,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai today announced a $20 million gift from Dr. and Mrs. Min H. Kao and the Kao Family Foundation to create the Kao Autoimmunity Institute to advance research and treatment of rheumatologic diseases.The gift also will establish the …
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