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Sex-Related Health Differences
Medical research has long been based on studies performed in men alone, meaning many diagnoses, treatments and drugs are blindly applied to women. Cedars-Sinai investigators are wo...
Unlocking the Mysteries of Endometriosis
Endometriosis, which affects more than 10% of women, can be agonizing and can increase infertility risk. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai are looking for a comprehensive approach to the...
Authentic Analysis
How can Cedars-Sinai understand patients to treat them more effectively? Do patients experience things differently based on their background and where they live? These questions in...
Discoveries / Oct 27, 2020
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
Climate Change and Health
Medical experts anticipate that between 2030 and 2050 at least 250,000 people will die from complications caused by climate change. We asked Cedars-Sinai experts share the ways our...
Discoveries / Oct 20, 2020
Heart to Heart
The inaugural chairs of two departments in the Smidt Heart Institute were recruited for their inventive approaches to improving patient care. In turn, Christine Albert, MD, and Joa...
Discoveries / Oct 19, 2020
DIY Pandemic Supply
When the COVID-19 pandemic threatened Cedars-Sinai’s access to critical supplies, the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator quickly improvised a solution: Do it ourselves. Leaders from the tech...
Discoveries / Oct 15, 2020
On the Front Lines of COVID-19
From the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the pharmacy, every Cedars-Sinai employee plays a critical role in a unified force fight COVID-19 —but their experiences are unique. Here, sev...
Discoveries / Jul 31, 2020
10 Cancer-Fighting ‘Aha’ Moments
Jane Figueiredo, PhD, heads the nation’s largest study on prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer in Latino people. Here, she shares revelations that drive her commitment to ...
Discoveries / Feb 18, 2020