Articles tagged with 'pediatrics' & 'asthma' | 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

With school back in session and flu season approaching, it’s time to prepare for influenza.Cedars-Sinai experts recommend getting the flu shot starting in September before flu season begins as early as November. They say vaccination is the most …

As students return to the classroom this fall, parents are once again navigating the balance between employing technology for learning and helping their children develop healthy screen time habits. While digital tools have become essential in …

The connections a baby’s brain forms during the first two years of life, coupled with a baby’s genetic makeup, offer a window into their development. Cedars-Sinai pediatric neurologists, developmental neuroscientists and brain imaging experts are …

Pedro Sanchez, MD, a pediatric geneticist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, has been named Physician of the Year by the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA).The prestigious national honor bestowed annually by the medical association …

The smoke has cleared, but children affected by Los Angeles’ January wildfires may still be processing their grief. Parents can help by keeping lines of communication open and helping children, tweens and teens feel a sense of control, said Rebecca …

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. …

Like any typical 10-year-old, Brandon Bateman loved being outdoors and staying active. But when he complained of severe back pain and feeling winded after a short bike ride, his mother knew something was wrong.“Everything seemed fine before then,” …

Raphael Louise Wasserman, who was born with a serious heart condition, has had more medical interventions in the first months of his life than some adults will ever have. But now, he and his family are looking forward to a life filled with more …

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 …

More than 50 young cancer patients and their families celebrated the season with their physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals at the Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Hematology/Oncology holiday party.The party featured a dancing …

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 …

March 2020 was a scary time for Adam Cardello and Zohra Ahmadi Cardello. It was the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their first child, Safaa Cardello, had just been born more than three months prematurely. Safaa, weighing just 1.1 pounds, was in …

Cedars-Sinai is partnering with University of California Health Milk Bank to host a breast milk donation drive on Aug. 4. The drive will help ensure the availability of breast milk for premature babies whose mothers may not yet be producing milk or …

Every new parent looks forward to holding their newborn skin-to-skin, dreaming of those bonding moments when they can embrace their baby.But parents of premature babies often wait weeks or even months before they can do so. This is especially true …