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A study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has found a gender gap in exercise benefits, showing women require less exercise than men to achieve greater cardiovascular benefits. Analyzing data from over 400,000 U.S. adults, the study revealed women have a 24% reduction in mortality risk with less physical activity compared to men’s 15%, challenging traditional exercise recommendations and highlighting the importance of gender-specific guidelines.A study from the Smidt Heart Institute indicates that exercise…

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation over how the Los Angeles hospital treats Black women who give birth there, an official with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed.The investigation comes after allegations of racism and discrimination emerged in the years after the death of Kira Dixon Johnson.Johnson went to Cedars-Sinai in April 2016 to deliver her second son by cesarean section but died hours later after hemorrhaging blood. News of the incident spread over…

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is laying off more than 100 employees, including pharmacy technicians, administrative support staff, patient service representatives and management employees, in a move that the hospital said was needed to reduce costs as it faces “a challenging financial environment.”The workers who are being laid off are not unionized, the hospital told state officials in a legally required notice, which listed dozens of different kinds of employees hit by the layoffs. The reductions represent less than 1%…

A study from Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute suggests that immune system dysfunction could be causing long COVID-19. The study found that patients with long COVID-19 produced antibodies against the virus for an extended period after vaccination, with especially high levels of nucleocapsid antibodies. The implications of this sustained immune response are still unclear, and researchers are now seeking a definitive biomarker for diagnosing and understanding long COVID-19.Findings show people with long <span…

Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai have discovered that COVID-19 survivors face an increased risk of developing new-onset Type 2 diabetes, which significantly contributes to cardiovascular disease. The study evaluated 23,709 adult patients and found that the combined risk of Type 2 diabetes after COVID-19 exposure was 2.1%, with 70% occurring after infection. The risk was higher in unvaccinated patients (2.7%) compared to vaccinated patients (1.0%). The findings suggest that COVID-19 vaccination…

The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will be getting a new school thanks to a $30 million donation from Chuck Lorre. The veteran TV creator and showrunner, known for such hits as Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon, and his Chuck Lorre Family Foundation gifted the funds to help underserved people seeking to pursue a career in the health care industry. “Choosing to collaborate with Cedars-Sinai, one of health care’s most respected institutions, was not a tough call…

A recent Cedars-Sinai study indicates that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia, an incurable condition causing loss of behavior control and daily living abilities, may actually have a treatable cerebrospinal fluid leak instead.A Cedars-Sinai study suggests physicians treating dementia should look for cerebrospinal fluid leak—a treatable cause of an otherwise incurable condition.Wouter Schievink, MD, director of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Microvascular Neurosurgery Program, said…

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have developed a specific and comprehensive molecular profile of endometriosis to enhance treatment options for the many women affected by this condition.Cedars-Sinai investigators produced data from 400,000 patient cells to better understand endometriosis.Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created a unique and detailed molecular profile of endometriosis to help improve therapeutic options for the millions of women suffering from the disease.The study is published today (January 9, 2023) in the…

Bill Paxton’s family has settled the wrongful death suit with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the doctor who operated on the actor. The late actor’s family notified the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the settlement on Friday, close to a month before the trail was set to start. “The matter has been resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties,” co-lead plaintiffs lawyers Bruce Broillet and Steve Heimberg said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The terms of the settlement are…