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Cardiac Side Effects Found in 2 COVID-19 Drugs
About 12% of nearly 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (coronavirus) developed a cardiac abnormality after receiving hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin—two drugs currently being administered to some coronavirus patients worldwide—according to an uncontrolled study reported May 28 by Cedars-Sinai in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Bairey Merz, MD, Wins Pioneer in Medicine Award
Noel Bairey Merz, MD, has a stellar academic background, including degrees from the University of Chicago and Harvard Medical School. But she jokes that she got a crucial boost in her pioneering research into women's heart disease by learning from someone with a different sort of pedigree.
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Grad Student is First Cedars-Sinai Gilliam Fellow
Cedars-Sinai Cancer is continuing to expand its robust clinical and investigative research staff with the addition of several new faculty scientists who bring a breadth of expertise to cancer patients.
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Gene Suppression Slows Esophageal Cancer in Mice
A recent study found ways to block the genetic circuitry of esophageal cancer cells and slow tumor growth in laboratory mice. If confirmed in follow-up studies, the results could suggest a potential new way to treat one of the deadliest types of cancer.
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Low-Carb Diet Could Slow Prostate Tumor Growth
An extremely low-carbohydrate diet could have a modest effect on slowing tumor growth in men with recurrent prostate cancer in addition to producing significant weight loss, a preliminary study has found.
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Acclaimed Hematologist Joins Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Internationally recognized hematologist John P. Chute, MD, has been selected to direct the Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
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COVID-19 Study: Men Need the Most Hospital Care
Male patients hospitalized for COVID-19 (coronavirus) are more than twice as likely to need intensive care and three times as likely to need intubation compared with female patients, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai.
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Blood Vessel Defects in Eyes May Foretell Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease in its early stages affects the integrity of small blood vessels in the retinas of patients, according to a recent study led by Cedars-Sinai. This discovery holds promise for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's through the retina, a back-of-the-eye organ that is an extension of the brain and easily accessible for live, noninvasive imaging.
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Climate Change: Lungs
How does climate change affect your lungs? Cedars-Sinai pulmonologist Dr. Zab Mosenifar weighs in.
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New Clinical Trial at Cedars-Sinai for Active Surveillance of Thyroid Tumors
Statistically, the incidence of thyroid cancer—especially among women—has increased worldwide over the past few decades
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Cardio-Oncology Gets to the Heart of Cancer Patients' Health
Cedars-Sinai experts in the Smidt Heart Institute are making heart health a priority for cancer survivors and patients through the Cardio-Oncology Program. The program is more relevant than ever because cancer patients are living longer than ever. The five-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined has increased substantially since the early 1960s, from 39% to 70% among white patients and from 27% to 64% among African American patients.
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New Research Explores Link Among Diabetes, Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
When a patient is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, physicians are rarely thinking of chronic pancreatitis as the cause. However, chronic pancreatitis may be more prevalent than clinicians realize.
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