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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 …

For children, a big part of summer fun is hitting the pool, water park, beach, lake or river—anywhere they can cool off and play in the water. But one of the unwanted consequences of spending lots of time in the water is ear infections, commonly …

At her 20-week ultrasound, Marisol Pineda expected a routine glimpse at her soon-to-be third baby boy. Instead, the doctors delivered Pineda and her husband, Javier, some unexpected news. Luka Pineda would be born with a cleft lip and a cleft …

Fires can leave behind more than visible damage. The lingering smoke and airborne contaminants from the recent warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles may continue to affect air quality for weeks or even months. Exposure to …

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 …

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 …

John M. Graham, MD, ScD, doesn’t remember smiling much as a child. That’s because he and several of his relatives had a curious family trait: They were born with teeth, known as natal teeth, that soon fell out. For some of them, including Graham, …

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's and two other leading international research institutions collectively have been awarded $5.3 million in grants from the Wellcome Trust—a global charitable foundation—to undertake an eight-year …

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 …

Cedars-Sinai has been designated a Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a nonprofit dedicated to improving the journey for patients and families coping with rare diseases.As part of the NORD …

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. …

Thursdays are simply magical at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s. That’s when volunteer Patrick Heitkam entertains patients and their families with his magic tricks.Walking into a patient room, he pulls a banana out of the pocket of his uniform …

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 …