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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua and offensive lineman Bill Murray joined Angel City FC player Riley Tiernan for a special visit with patients and families at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s.The athletes spent time talking with patients, …

Everyday Health recently interviewed endocrinologist Ruchi Mathur, MD, director of the Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Education Center at Cedars-Sinai, about the advantages and drawbacks of at-home hemoglobin A1C testing for people managing Type …

Un ensayo clínico dirigido por Cedars-Sinai descubrió que un medicamento oral de una toma diaria fue significativamente más eficaz que el placebo para tratar a adultos con colitis ulcerosa de moderada a grave. Los resultados se publicaron en The New …

Los eventos cardíacos representan casi la mitad de todas las muertes de bomberos en servicio en EE. UU., una proporción que ha aumentado de forma constante en las últimas tres décadas, según un estudio de Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University.Los …

Cardiac events account for nearly half of all on-duty firefighter deaths in the U.S.—a proportion that has steadily increased over the past three decades, according to a Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University study.The findings, published in the …

The WebMD Health Discovered podcast recently interviewed Jane Tavyev Asher, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, about how digital media affects child development and how families can set healthier …

La actividad física constante —especialmente caminar— puede reducir la fatiga y mejorar la calidad de vida de los sobrevivientes de cáncer colorrectal, según un estudio dirigido por investigadores de Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. …

The first time Arun Sharma, PhD, turned human stem cells into beating heart cells, he was an undergraduate on a summer internship.“It was so hard to believe that was real, making these heart cells and seeing them beating in a dish, and I’m still …

Investigadores de at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University utilizaron un fármaco experimental para revertir los efectos de la esclerosis sistémica, una enfermedad autoinmunitaria grave. El estudio, realizado en un laboratorio, se publicó en JCI …

Can artificial intelligence and consumer wearable devices help identify who is at risk of sudden cardiac arrest years before it happens—or in the hours leading up to it?Supported by more than $5 million in new funding from the National Institutes of …

KTLA 5 recently interviewed Pedro Catarino, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon in the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about the quick action and CPR that saved the life of a professional hip-hop dancer who went …

This week’s edition of Faculty Publications includes Cedars-Sinai studies that were published Oct. 8-15. If you have a published paper from this period that does not appear on this list, please contact Sue Marone. Cedars-Sinai in the …

When NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 mission docks with the International Space Station Oct. 15, it will deliver two experiments from the Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research. This marks the seventh flight of projects designed to test whether …

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 of Medicine.The …

Weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s may help protect against heart failure even at doses too low to produce significant weight loss, according to a laboratory study led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators.“Our findings provide a …

The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors honored award-winning medical drama “The Pitt” and its star and executive producer Noah Wyle, executive producer and director John Wells and creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill at the Sunset Soirée on the …

An experimental nanoparticle developed by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators, which delivers cancer treatment directly to tumors in the brain, has been selected for evaluation by the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory …

Cedars-Sinai has launched the Center for Autonomous Robotic Surgery, a new initiative bringing surgeons and engineers together to develop the next generation of surgical robots capable of performing certain surgical tasks autonomously while working …

This week’s edition of Faculty Publications includes Cedars-Sinai studies that were published Oct.1-8. If you have a published paper from this period that does not appear on this list, please contact Sue Marone. Cedars-Sinai in the NewsScreen Time …

Art Ulene, MD, celebrated his 90th birthday at nearly 20,000 feet above sea level— standing atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.It was his fourth time reaching the summit, but this climb came after years of care at Cedars-Sinai, including spine …

Two Cedars-Sinai Cancer leaders are assuming new roles to help advance cancer care, education and research for patients in Los Angeles and beyond. Robert Figlin, MD, is now associate dean of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Care, and Andrew Hendifar, MD, is …

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 annual scientific meeting takes place …

Michael Buchman, JD, MBA, has been named chief investment officer of Cedars-Sinai, overseeing an $8 billion investment portfolio to support the institution’s mission of advancing the health of the community.Buchman joins Cedars-Sinai from the Conrad …

CBS 2 recently interviewed Irene Kim, MD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center, about a new program that allows people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to receive organ transplants from deceased donors with …

Bernice Coleman, PhD, ACNP, director of Nursing Research and Quality Improvement and assistant professor of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai, has been inducted as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.Coleman joined Cedars-Sinai in 1987 as …

The Los Angeles Times recently interviewed Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, medical director of the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai, about how to distinguish normal age-related forgetfulness from signs of cognitive …

Cedars-Sinai has named Andy Y. Shin, MD, as director of Congenital Heart within the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Shin will also serve as director of Pediatric Cardiology and have an appointment in the …

Prevention recently interviewed Amanda Velazquez, MD, director of Obesity Medicine at the Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Health at Cedars-Sinai, for two articles on popular weight loss topics: the accuracy of fitness trackers and pill …

This week’s edition of Faculty Publications includes Cedars-Sinai studies that were published Sept. 20-Oct.1. If you have a published paper from this period that does not appear on this list, please contact Sue Marone. Cedars-Sinai in the …

Radiation Therapy Dose Linked to High Blood Pressure in the LungsLung cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment may be at higher risk for developing pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries that carry …