2008 News Releases
- Scientist Targeting Mechanisms and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders Receives Endowed Chair at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (December 22, 2008.
- Cedars-Sinai Expert Serves Up Recipe for Healthy Holiday Eating (December 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Alumni Association Honors Two Noted Cardiologists as it Celebrates 50 Years (December 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai's First Heart Transplant Recipient, 82, Returns for 20th Anniversary Reunion (Dec. 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Expert Offers Prescription for Holiday Blues: Focus on the Joy, Not the Toy (December 5, 2008)
- Patients Sought For Clinical Trial Studying The Cause Of Tremors (November 25, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Researchers Present New Findings at Neuroscience Meetings (November 19, 2008)
- National Leader in Sudden Cardiac Death Research Named Associate Director of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute (November 18, 2008)
- Study Co-Authored by Cedars-Sinai Expert Shows Testosterone Improves Well-Being in Post-Menopausal Women (November 5, 2008)
- A Heart at Last for Alice (After two years of living with congestive heart failure, Chino woman receives a lifesaving VAD and a new heart (October 17, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Group Ranked One of California's Best (October 16, 2008)
- To Reduce Costs of Medical Care, Pay for Procedures That Are Known to Work, Say Authors of Editorial in Journal of the American Medical Association (October 15, 2008)
- Technology Can Reverse the Effects of Some Strokes, But Stroke Onset Needs to Be Treated Like the Emergency Situation It is (October 10, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program Awarded Joint Commission Certification as a Primary Stroke Center (October 10, 2008)
- Combined Minimally Invasive Procedures Offer New Option for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis (October 3, 2008)
- Trilogy Image-Guided Radiosurgery System Precisely Targets Tumors and Lesions Near The Spinal Cord and Other Critical Structures (October 1, 2008)
- New Methods Identify and Manipulate "Newborn" Cells in Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease (September 2, 2008)
- Clint Eastwood to be Honored by the Thalians Mental Health Center (August 29, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Surgeons Perform First Two Incision-Free Procedures for Obesity in the Western United States (August 20, 2008)
- Brain Cells Called Astrocytes Undergo Reorganization and May Engulf Attacking T Cells - Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this newly discovered response could improve therapy for viral infections, brain tumors and neurodegenerative disorders (August 19, 2008)
- Monthly Group Provides Support for Survivors of Strokes in the Prime of Their Lives (August 18, 2008)
- Teen Athlete With Debilitating Deformities Back on Feet After Complex Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (August 4, 2008)
- Drugs Commonly Used for Erectile Dysfunction Allowed More Chemotherapy to Reach Brain Tumors in Laboratory Animal Study (July 28, 2008)
- New Protocol Streamlines Therapy That Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible (July 16, 2008)
- Brain Cancer Study: Magnitude of Post-Vaccine Immune Response Linked to Clinical Outcomes; Stronger Immune Response Correlates With Longer Survival, Giving Researchers a New Tool for Evaluating Effectiveness of Experimental Therapies (July 15, 2008)
- U.S. News & World Report Names Cedars-Sinai to the "Best of the Best" Honor Roll; Hospital Highly Ranked in 10 Specialties (July 11, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Expert Serves Up the Skinny on Healthy and Fun School Lunches (July 9, 2008)
- New System Devised to Guide Doctors Treating Patients With Symptomatic Myocardial Bridging (June 25, 2008)
- Scorching Summer Temperatures Pose Health Risks, Cedars-Sinai Doctors Warn (June 20, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System: Clinical Trial of Non-Surgical Intervention for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (June 20, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Evalve MitraClip: Clinical Trial of Non-Surgical Repair for Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation (June 20, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Sapien Transcather Aortic Valve: Clinical Trial of Non-Surgical Intervention for Aortic Valve Stenosis (June 20. 2008)
- Glenn D. Braunstein, MD, Honored With Mastership From American College of Physicians (June 17, 2008)
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Yields Rapid Recovery; Puts Nursing Student Back on Track to Fulfilling Mid-Life Dream (June 4, 2008)
- Unexpected Results From Study in Mice May Open New Strategy Against Alzheimer's Disease (May 30, 2008)
- Study in Mice Suggests Molecules in Plants Have Beneficial Effect on Alzheimer's Disease (May 6, 2008)
- Denzel Washington's Hometown Hosts Awarding of Scholarships Bearing Washington Family Name (April 29, 2008)
- Scientists Seek to Defeat Brain Cancer by Chipping Away at Its Foundation From Various Angles (April 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Opens Patient Trial of Virus That Attacks Brain Cancer Cells (April 14, 2008)
- Helene A. and Philip E. Hixon Create Endowed Fellowships in Investigative Medicine at Cedars-Sinai (April 4, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Pulmonologist Offers Common Sense Advice on Coping With a Prolific Allergy Season in California (March 25, 2008)
- Leo Gordon, MD, Appointed Physician Advisor for Grateful Patient Program (March 24, 2008)
- Southland's Most Promising Olympic Track and Field Athletes Team with Cedars-Sinai Physicians as Part of Breakthrough Training Program (March 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Seeks Participants With Type 2 Diabetes for Study of Implantable Devices (March 21, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Now Enrolling Women With Recurrent Chest Pains for Aware Clinical Trial (March 11, 2008)
- Researchers Describe Mechanisms by Which Capon Gene Causes Heart Rhythm Disturbances (March 3, 2008)
- Mouse Study: Real-Time Imaging Device May Improve Surgery for Congenital Colon Disease (February 28, 2008)
- Gene Therapy "Trains" Immune System to Destroy Brain Cancer Cells and Reverses Behavioral Deficits (February 19, 2008)
- NIH Report on Intracranial Stent Points Out Need for Upcoming Large-Scale Clinical Trial (February 14, 2008)
- New Strategy Cracks Staph Bacterium's "Golden Armor," Making it Vulnerable to Treatment (February 14, 2008)
- Organization of Prominent Black Women Supports Medical History in the Making (February 12, 2008)
- Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation Successfully Removes Teen Drummer's Painful, Benign Tumor (February 11, 2008)
- Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD, Named Inaugural Phase One Foundation Chair in Cancer Research at February 6 Ceremony (February 7, 2008)
- Lung Transplant Gave Actor New Life; New Procedure May Offer Emphysema Patients More Time (February 6, 2008)
- Active Life Begins (Again) at 40 After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery On Two Disks (January 22, 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Physicians Elect William W. Brien, MD, as Chief of Staff (January 9, 2008)
