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plans to ride this year's Donate Life float, sponsored by Cedars-Sinai, in the annual Rose Parade. Armstrong told FOX 11 that she underwent a heart transplant at age 12 after catching a virus that caused cardiomyopathy, which damaged her heart. Her donor was a teenage girl who had died in a ... Read more

loat in this year's Rose Parade.Armstrong's health problems date back to when she was just 12 years old. She caught a virus that severely damaged her heart to the point where she needed a heart transplant. After a successful transplant in 1987, Armstrong was able to live a full life. She graduated c ... Read more

ased on physical appearance, ethnicity and gender often delays cancer diagnoses and treatment," Rimel said. "These disparities in healthcare break my heart."Read more about lifestyle and cancer on the Cedars-Sinai blog: Lifestyle and Cancer: Understanding the Connection ... Read more

t Heart Institute as well, said Executive Director Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, noting that U.S. News & World Report ranked Cedars-Sinai's heart care as No. 3 in the nation—the highest-ranked cardiac care in the western U.S. "It’s our people—the pioneers in the ... Read more

ed 15 years ago by a student who wanted to honor a friend undergoing cancer treatment.Aliza Kaplan was delighted that her daughter could enjoy a lighthearted evening."It was wonderful to do something that has nothing to do with her care and is literally just having fun and hanging out," Ka ... Read more

story. Forty-four patients received new kidneys—double the monthly average. That same month, surgeons also performed 11 liver transplants, nine heart transplants and one lung transplant. “The ability to provide so many patients with a life-saving transplant is directly related to the ... Read more

H) volunteer program at Cedars-Sinai. POOCH program dogs and their owners provide a wide range of services throughout the medical center, offering heartwarming and supportive experiences to patients, visitors and staff members. Marley became a volunteer three years ago and is one of 35 dogs enrol ... Read more

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive disorder that causes heartburn and other uncomfortable symptoms, may affect nearly a third of U.S. adults each week, and most of those who take certain popular medications for it still have symptoms, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.Also known ... Read more

tory at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about new research showing that electronic nicotine delivery systems may be just as harmful to the heart, if not more, than traditional cigarettes.Rader, senior author of the abstract, presenting the findings recently at the annual American Heart As ... Read more