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18
Jan
2021
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12:05 PM
America/Los_Angeles
he civil rights leader, who was slain in 1968 at the age of 39, believed that "everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love. By fulfilling your role in our organization, you are serving. "You may be caring for patients, ...
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13
Jan
2021
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06:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
he past 10 months of treating the sickest of patients.“We saw a need and quickly identified a solution,” said Evan Zahn, MD, a congenital heart disease expert, when recalling how the innovative idea came to be.The medical innovation was first conceived by Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, ...
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11
Jan
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
bsp;in the peer-reviewed Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, could help develop new oral medications for treating patients with muscular dystrophy and heart failure.The study builds on more than a decade of research led by Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, executive director of the Smidt Heart Institut ...
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24
Dec
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Patients with severe COVID-19 (coronavirus) disease who develop respiratory failure have malfunctions in their immune systems that distinguish them from other COVID-19 patients, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai. The findings, published Dec. 16 in the journal Cell Reports, could help doct ...
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Dec
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
ers, Friedman is grateful for all the support he and his colleagues have received from the broader community."From the bottom, deep down bottom of my heart, I want to thank the community for their support, whether it be food, whether it be finances, or medical supplies," Friedman said. "We can't do ...
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21
Dec
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
herself a professional clarinetist and composer, launched the program at Cedars-Sinai after learning about it from a colleague."It reaches your heart and opens up some areas which can be hard to reach," Jones said. "We're human beings, and you want to get to those parts of the so ...
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17
Dec
2020
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07:58 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The first wave of Cedars-Sinai staff members are receiving the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning, an occasion that is bringing hope and relief to those who have fought on the medical frontline for nearly a year against the deadly illness."It's been hard. This is a smal ...
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16
Dec
2020
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13:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
the highest transplant volume month on record, March 2019. And, as of the end of November, Smidt Heart Institute surgeons have already performed more heart transplants in 2020 than they did in all of 2019."The fact that we've been able to maintain our transplant volumes and continue to save ...
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30
Nov
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Just moments after Calabasas ninth grader Oliver Merlob was born, he was whisked away for open-heart surgery to treat a congenital heart defect. Little did his parents know it would be the beginning of a lifelong relationship.The relationship forged at birth between the Merlob family and Evan Zahn, ...
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Nov
2020
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06:59 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A widely used tuberculosis vaccine is associated with reduced likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to a new study by Cedars-Sinai. The findings raise the possibility that a vaccine already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help prevent coronavirus infection ...
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