Health Equity News

In a vibrant display of unity and community spirit, Cedars-Sinai joined Charles R. Drew University, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital and other local organizations as sponsors of the Los Angeles Sentinel’s 18 annual Taste of Soul festival.As …

Experts from Cedars-Sinai, BlackDoctors.org, the California Black Women’s Health Project and the Morehouse School of Medicine participated in a recent discussion that addressed the high rate of pregnancy-related deaths among Black mothers.The …

Cedars-Sinai has opened a new LGBTQ+ Center, bringing together specialists in primary care, pediatrics, transgender surgery, reconstructive surgery and anal cancer screening to meet the needs of patients in an inclusive and culturally sensitive …

Everything physicians and investigators know about medicine, from which drugs to prescribe to how to perform surgeries, is based on research. But for decades, most of this work has left out female participants. This means experts don’t have much to …

The Cedars-Sinai Department of Biomedical Sciences has established a new division that is charged with developing a deeper understanding of the impact of social, behavioral and environmental risk factors on human diseases.  Investigators working in …

Maintaining good health is a challenge for many, but it can be especially difficult for people facing social barriers like discrimination and lack of resources.   Those social barriers often manifest themselves in health disparities, which …

Ahead of World Stroke Day, Oct. 29, investigators from the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai have new information on stroke-related health disparities. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports, they determined that …

Cedars-Sinai is celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month with a specially curated gallery showcasing the work of Hispanic and Latinx artists.The artwork is available to the public through a digital gallery online, and to patients and visitors …

Racial and ethnic minorities in Los Angeles County are more likely to live as far as or farther than five miles from a cardiac rehabilitation facility, according to a new study by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The …