Wynn for the Win: Bryan Wynn on Beating Obesity and Changing H...
After decades of struggling with obesity and illness, Bryan Wynn changed his life with gastric bypass surgery.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 09, 2020
By Herself, But Not Alone
Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey patient Carolina Adamo was alone and cut off from her world when a surprise COVID-19 diagnosis struck in March. But under the watchful care of Steven Kr...
20/20 Vision: The Most Critical Discoveries This Century
At the dawn of a new decade, let’s look back with 2020 vision at how some of the biggest medical advances of the past 20 years have emerged from Cedars-Sinai’s labs and transformed...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Fearless—and No Longer Breathless
Despite an incurable lung condition, Shalini Waran is thriving following treatment including stem cell therapy. Today, she can walk farther and go up and down stairs without being ...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Good Blood
In 2015, Kevin McDevitt’s dream of buying a vintage VW van and taking a once in a lifetime road trip was put on hold after a month in isolation waiting to find out if a bone marrow...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Saving Grace
After a crippling fall, the Cedars-Sinai/USC Kaufman Dance Medicine Center helped aerialist Kerry Wee get back on her feet. After a strong comeback she took a welcome hiatus to rai...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Side by Side
Mary Wong Lee was one of the first patients to receive an experimental vaccine for an aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. That treatment gave her time which meant she co...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Small Portions, Full Life
After a long journey, Natalie Harris got her life back after receiving personalized treatment at Cedars-Sinai for Chron's disease. Today, the Texas native says she's in the best sh...
Discoveries / Oct 22, 2020
Your Fertility and Your Future
Krista Parker had just begun planting roots for herself. What she didn’t know was that she was suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Nor did she know the extent of the l...
Discoveries / Oct 21, 2020
Endometriosis Surgery Leads to Baby Boy
Cristy Allen had managed through a lot of pain, adult acne, weight gain, nausea and a distended belly but nothing she tried addressed the discomfort. After a visit to the doctor, s...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 13, 2020
Dancing Again: Patient Jeanie Sewell
When North Hollywood resident Jeanie Sewell was dealing with a lot of arthritis pain in her hip and looking for a doctor to perform a hip replacement, it was an easy decision. Her ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 21, 2020
Papa Chu Pulls Through: ICU Nurse's Dad Shares COVID-19 Story
When their colleague's dad fell ill with COVID-19, Cedars-Sinai ICU nurses rallied around "Papa Chu" during his long bout with the virus. His recovery showed that there was still h...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 18, 2020
Cultural Challenges of Organ Donation
After six years, Patrick Han found a match for a donor kidney. But without the eligibility in a special Cedars-Sinai transplant program, his wait may have been considerably longer ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 19, 2020
Pairs That Share
Olufunke Ojuri hardly told anyone that she was sick, not even her sister. Eventually, she couldn't hide it anymore. That conversation was the start of a remarkable journey, that ch...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 07, 2020
Second Act for a Dynamic Duo
Paul Del Vecchio and Wayne Smith live their life as a duet. After more than 40 years together, they’re still in perfect sync, including health scares. Five years ago, each became c...
Cedars-Sinai Magazine / Aug 03, 2020
