Making a deeply saddening situation even worse, it's being reported that recently departed singer Whitney Houston's daughter has been rushed to the hospital following her mother's passing.
According to TMZ, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles today (February 12).
The availability of psychiatric care took another hit Friday as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles announced it is phasing out inpatient and outpatient care for the mentally ill. About 1,800 patients depend on Cedars-Sinai for outpatient counseling and medications. In addition, 51 acute-care beds will be lost.
At the bottom of the move is, as usual, finances. Cedars-Sinai says it will make $1.5 million in grants to local agencies to...
Newswise — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2012 – Every year, 7,000 babies are born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ... is open to all Jewish couples preparing to deliver at Cedars-Sinai, including those who are unaffiliated with Jewish institutions or who ...
Stroke experts from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center presented research updates at the International Stroke Conference of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Feb. 1 through Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Highlights included: Thrombin Activity Associated with Neuronal Damage during Acute Stage of Ischemic Stroke After ischemic stroke - the type caused by a clogged artery but with no bleeding into the brain - a normal protein that...
Sally Stewart, a spokeswoman for Cedars-Sinai ... services or were considering closing down their psychiatric residency programs. Jerry Berger, a spokesman for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where the Harvard program is centered, was ...
Some of the donors to pro-Obama super PACKansas City StarHe donated $100000. Law is on the board of directors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He served as chairman of the board at Cedars-Sinai from 2005 to 2007. Lobbying disclosure records filed with Congress show Cedars-Sinai spent $369000 in ...and more »
Asma M. Moheet, MD, has been named director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Neurocritical Care Fellowship program, a two-year training program for doctors who have completed a neurology residency and wish to specialize in neurological intensive care. Moheet is one of three neurointensivists who oversee patient care in Cedars-Sinai's highly sophisticated, 12-bed neuro ICU, which treats a high volume of patients suffering from a range of...
Hundreds of health care professionals at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute will wear red on Friday, Feb. 3, to mark National Go Red for Women Day. The group will meet at 9 a.m. for a group photo to demonstrate support for increased research on heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S. For the first time the annual gathering this year will include blood pressure checks and heart disease risk assessments.
Robert H. Baloh, MD, PhD, an expert in genetic defects and molecular mechanisms causing neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases, has joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to advance the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophies and other poorly understood disorders that start in nerve cells and electrical signaling.
Cedars-Sinai to guide development of Watson technologyHealthcare IT NewsINDIANAPOLIS – Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute will provide clinical expertise to help shape WellPoint's new healthcare applications based around IBM's Watson technology. WellPoint announced plans in September to develop the ...Cedars-Sinai to Help WellPoint Use Watson Supercomputer TechHealth Data ManagementNational Recognition for High Quality...

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Entertainment Elite, Including Charlize Theron, Honor World-Renowned Cardiologist Asher Kimchi
Los Angeles May 3, 2006
This past weekend, over 400 prominent leaders in entertainment, business, and government gathered in Beverly Hills to support the fight against heart disease and stroke and to honor one of the great physicians of our day.
The Gala honored Dr. Asher Kimchi, a pioneering cardiologist and heart researcher...Read Full Story
Actor James Farentino Dead At 73 – dianeblumes's posterous
Actor James Farentino, widely known for his roles on television as well as on the silver screen, died of heart failure Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to family spokesman Bob Palmer, the actor had been …
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Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor James Farentino, who appeared in...Read Full Story
In tonight’s Extra, Extra, a post-World War II gigolo writes a memoir, a radio station ponders a ban on pot shops, and Jehovah’s Witnesses ask that their beliefs be honored. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more ›
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Extra, Extra: A Hollywood Gigolo, A Ban on Pot Shops and Jehovah’s Witnesses at Cedars-SinaiRead Full Story
The idea that Red Wine is good for you just got yet another validation. A new study found drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among U.S. women, new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows. The study, published online in the Journal of Women’s Health, challenges the widely-held belief that all types of alcohol consumption heighten the risk of developing breast cancer...Read Full Story
Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among U.S. women, new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows. The study, published online in the Journal of Women's Health, challenges the widely-held belief that all types of alcohol consumption heighten the risk of developing breast cancer. Doctors long have determined that alcohol increases the body's estrogen levels, fostering the...Read Full Story
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