Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Health Equity Research
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2026
August
26,
2026
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America/Los_Angeles
Donations to Cedars-Sinai surpassed $200 million at the close of fiscal year 2026, a milestone now reached only three times in the medical center’s 124-year history. Grateful patients donated most of the gifts.During FY 2026, which ended June 30, …
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February
11,
2026
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America/Los_Angeles
Hispanic patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can experience very different disease patterns depending on whether they have higher African or Amerindian genetic ancestry, according to a large multicenter study led by Cedars-Sinai.The …
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2025
May
15,
2025
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America/Los_Angeles
In a community center conference room tucked into the heart of Los Angeles, the scene might look a little strange at first: People moving side to side and back and forth, waving their arms. But there’s no music playing and no dance instructor in …
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2024
December
10,
2024
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America/Los_Angeles
A Cedars-Sinai-led technology startup has been awarded a $3 million federal grant to develop a first-of-its-kind, affordable, home-based fingerstick test for early detection of preeclampsia, a potentially deadly pregnancy complication.The startup, …
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November
11,
2024
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America/Los_Angeles
Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life without extending life, …
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October
07,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Cancer is advancing its commitment to diversity in research by participating in the largest-ever national study of cancer risk factors in Asian Americans. Investigators are hoping to learn why Asian Americans have disproportionately …
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July
09,
2024
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10:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Inequities in pain medication treatment received postpartum, after giving birth, were found in a Cedars-Sinai study of 18,000 women. The disparities were observed even among patients reporting the highest pain levels.The retrospective cohort study …
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May
24,
2024
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Healio recently interviewed Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, about the ways the hospital is working to improve Black maternal health.Gregory, who also is vice chair of Women’s Healthcare …
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May
08,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators are using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce serious health risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth and improve screening for some gynecological cancers.In a special conversation to mark Women’s Health Month, …
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2023
November
16,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have found that among a cohort of women with obstructive coronary artery disease treated at academic medical centers, racial and ethnic …
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