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April
09,
2024
| 06:45 AM America/Los_Angeles

Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely than white women to die, or become seriously ill, from pregnancy-related complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those disparities remain regardless of

March
05,
2024
| 10:20 AM America/Los_Angeles

Hundreds of students, parents, educators, healthcare professionals and community leaders from across Southern California turned out at the second annual Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit. The event, hosted by

December
24,
2023
| 08:14 AM America/Los_Angeles

In the nick of time for Christmas, Santa Claus brought a welcome dose of holiday joy to pediatric patients and their families at Cedars-Sinai.

Continuing a heartwarming tradition, Santa—who bears a striking resemblance to

November
21,
2023
| 06:30 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is doubling down on its commitment to supporting healthcare opportunities for young people, through Cedars-Sinai’s Youth Employment and Development (YED) Health Careers Academy. The foundation

November
03,
2023
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

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

October
19,
2023
| 06:01 AM America/Los_Angeles

In a major push to help bring medical care to people experiencing homelessness, Cedars-Sinai has donated a mobile medical unit to Venice Family Clinic.  

Cedars-Sinai also is giving $1

October
06,
2023
| 06:30 AM America/Los_Angeles

Three Cedars-Sinai Health System hospitals—Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Huntington Hospital and Torrance Memorial Medical Center—will hold free community flu vaccine clinics on the same day, Sunday, Oct. 8.

“We urge

September
07,
2023
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

In a move that aims to transform the lives of young athletes in underserved communities, Cedars-Sinai Team HEAL (Helping Enrich Athletes' Lives), in partnership with Los Angeles

August
21,
2023
| 06:15 AM America/Los_Angeles

The temperature feels like summer is still in full swing, yet this week, thousands of Los Angeles schoolchildren headed back to the classroom.

"Everyone knows that the first weeks of school can be stressful for

June
23,
2023
| 07:06 AM America/Los_Angeles

It’s summertime and California hiking trails are beckoning. But along with lusher than usual greenery due to this year’s heavy rains, the hills are alive with ticks and fleas. The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom talked with Priya Soni, MD, a pediatric

November
17,
2022
| 06:01 AM America/Los_Angeles

For many high school football athletes who play on teams in underserved communities, access to athletic trainers or a licensed physician is a rarity but Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute Surgeon and Team HEAL