Articles tagged with 'Pulmonology' | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (Pulmonology)

2023
October
12,
2023
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
As the seasons transition from warm fall nights to cool and wintry evenings, children with asthma often experience a rise in wheezing or chest tightness, because weather changes and cold temperatures are often asthma triggers.And for approximately
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2022
December
16,
2022
| 06:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation has named Cedars-Sinai part of its Care Center Network, a group of medical centers that have demonstrated expertise in treating and supporting people with this deadly disease. “Our inclusion in this
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December
14,
2022
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a new AI model that can rapidly assess the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia. The automated deep-learning framework, described in the Journal of Medical Imaging, helps aid in the evaluation of disease
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October
19,
2022
| 06:58 AM America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from the departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai have shown that an immune-suppressing drug similar to one used to treat severe COVID-19 reversed symptoms of delirium in
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July
13,
2022
| 06:15 AM America/Los_Angeles
A new report on lung transplantation success rates confirms that Cedars-Sinai patients experienced one-year survival outcomes of 91.49%, an achievement above the national average of 89.46%.  The data—compiled by the Scientific Registry of
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June
08,
2022
| 08:58 AM America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from the Women’s Guild Lung Institute at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that zinc, a common mineral, may reverse lung damage and improve survival for patients with a deadly age-related condition known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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January
28,
2022
| 06:01 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cardiothoracic surgeons in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai recently performed a groundbreaking robotic-assisted lung transplant. With a new right lung, the patient, a 69-year-old man from Claremont, California, is back to exercising
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January
26,
2022
| 14:02 PM America/Los_Angeles
A Smidt Heart Institute analysis of lung transplantations performed nationally shows significant help for patients with severe, irreversible lung damage from COVID-19.The analysis of more than 3,000 lung transplants in the U.S. between Aug. 1, 2020,
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2021
July
21,
2021
| 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Finding Genius podcast recently spoke with Barry Stripp, PhD, professor of Medicine and director of the Lung Stem Cell Program at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, about his work with a team of scientists from
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May
06,
2021
| 08:40 AM America/Los_Angeles
A team of researchers from UCLA, Cedars-Sinai and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has developed a first-of-its-kind molecular catalog of cells in healthy lungs and the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.The catalog, described today in the journal
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April
28,
2021
| 04:59 AM America/Los_Angeles
To anyone else, it’s just a walk around the block. But for Frank Coburn, 57, and his wife, it’s a miracle.A miracle that resulted from Coburn becoming the first Southern Californian—and possibly first in the U.S.—to receive a minimally invasive
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March
18,
2021
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
COVID-19 disproportionately affects men compared with women, raising the possibility that a hormone like progesterone may improve clinical outcomes for certain hospitalized men with the disease. New research from Cedars-Sinai published online
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2020
December
24,
2020
| 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
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September
10,
2020
| 10:27 AM America/Los_Angeles
Record high temperatures and raging wildfires have combined to create dangerous air quality across parts of southern California. A toxic mix of smoke and ash falling from the sky, can present a serious health hazard to people, especially those with
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September
01,
2020
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Editor's Note: This story was updated on Oct. 26, 2021, to accurately reflect the number of U.S. deaths from COVID-19. 
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June
26,
2020
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
For many patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, surviving the virus is only half of the battle. Once deemed virus-free and ready to be sent home, the often-long road to recovery – including rebuilding lung capacity and overall respiratory
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March
31,
2020
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has joined an international effort to test an experimental antiviral drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19 (coronavirus). The institution expects to enroll its first clinical trial participant this week.Cedars-Sinai is among dozens
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February
07,
2020
| 13:58 PM America/Los_Angeles
AARP recently interviewed Zab Mosenifar, MD, professor and executive vice chair of the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, about a new study suggesting air pollution may be shaving weeks to years off life expectancy and could be the possible
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2019
October
28,
2019
| 12:07 PM America/Los_Angeles
Wildfires continue to burn throughout Southern California, forcing many people to evacuate their homes and workplaces.Even if you don't live in an evacuation zone, smoke from the fires can pose a serious health risk."Smoke can present special health
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October
24,
2019
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
A Cedars-Sinai lung specialist is speaking out to encourage parents and teens to snuff out vaping.“Anytime you inhale something harmful into your lungs, it travels to the small airways and air sacks causing inflammation and damage to the lungs. The
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August
07,
2019
| 09:15 AM America/Los_Angeles
Zab Mosenifar, MD, professor and executive vice chair in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, was recently interviewed by longtime BBC correspondent Peter Bowes for his 100th episode of the Live Long and Master Aging podcast.The nearly
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March
20,
2019
| 05:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
A protein associated with cancer growth appears to drive the deadly lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai. The discovery, made in laboratory mice and human tissue samples, may have
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2016
November
22,
2016
| 01:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
  Los Angeles — Nov. 22, 2016 — Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs and obstructs breathing. The disease, which has no known cure,
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