Laura Coverson

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Senior Communications Specialist

Laura Coverson supports the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine (gastroenterology, pulmonology, critical care medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, nephrology, internal medicine and hepatology), the KAO Autoimmunity Institute and the Human Microbiome Institute. She is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and medical news producer who previously worked in the news divisions of ABC and CBS networks and at KCET. Laura can be reached at [email protected].  

 

 


Latest From This Author

October
14,
2026
| 14:00 PM America/Los_Angeles

A Cedars-Sinai-led clinical trial found that a once-daily oral medication significantly outperformed placebo in treating adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. The results were published in The New England Journal …

October
07,
2026
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Cedars-Sinai digestive and liver disease experts will present research on new treatments and advances in patient care at ACG 2026, the international conference of the American College of Gastroenterology. The …

September
23,
2026
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

A team of investigators co-led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University has identified an enzyme that helps prevent the most common form of liver disease from progressing toward liver failure. Results of the …

September
04,
2026
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Study Links Lower PSA Target to Better Prostate Cancer Survival

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators found that prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood, which are used …

August
12,
2026
| 10:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Mensajeros de las Células Cerebrales Arrojan Luz Sobre Parkinson

Las células cerebrales que liberan dopamina —una sustancia química mensajera que interviene en el control del movimiento— la almacenan en pequeños …

August
07,
2026
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Brain Cell Messengers Shed Light on Parkinson’s Disease

Brain cells that release dopamine—a messenger chemical that drives motor control— package it into tiny membrane-bound sacs called synaptic vesicles. And these …

June
12,
2026
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Cedars-Sinai endocrinologists will present new research and clinical advances at ENDO 2026, June 13-16, in Chicago.

The Endocrine Society, which organizes the annual meeting, is a global medical society …

June
08,
2026
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The National Institutes of Health has launched its first agencywide Strategic Plan for Autoimmune Disease Research, a five-year initiative aimed at accelerating research into diseases that affect an estimated 50 million Americans and cost …

May
20,
2026
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

When Sarkis and Seakly Manukyan decided to start a family, they did what many couples do: They talked excitedly about the future, prepared financially and emotionally, and imagined what their life with a child might look …