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Dr. Zaldy Tan, director of the Cedars-Sinai Memory & Healthy Aging Program, released a new book detailing how to distinguish normal aging from dementia symptoms. Through patient stories, including an 84-year-old woman with vascular dementia, the article emphasizes early evaluation, lifestyle changes, and the emotional resilience of caregivers.
A 9-year-old boy, Stephen Mondek, became one of the world's youngest stem cell donors, saving his father from relapsed leukemia through a successful donation and transplant, highlighting a remarkable act of family heroism.
Janine Roberson, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 7 and suffered from severe complications, has successfully undergone a kidney-pancreas transplant, leading to a cure for her diabetes and a significant improvement in her quality of life. She recently graduated from El Camino College with an associate degree, overcoming numerous challenges including dialysis and the loss of her father, and plans to pursue a career helping children with chronic illnesses.
Abby Lee Miller sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and two doctors, alleging they left a catheter inside her abdomen after spinal surgery in 2020, causing her years of pain and suffering, and is seeking nearly $1.5 million in damages.
Abby Lee Miller is suing Cedars-Sinai Hospital and two doctors for malpractice, claiming they left a catheter inside her body after a 2020 spine surgery, which caused her ongoing pain and discomfort. She is seeking at least $1.4 million in damages.
Cedars-Sinai Special Pathogens Response Team is conducting emergency drills to bring its expertise in treating dangerous infectious diseases outside the walls of the medical center and into the broader community. The team practices caring for patients in the community and collaborates with Marina del Rey Hospital to provide the highest quality of care to patients while keeping staff, visitors, and other patients safe. The team is always practicing new skills to be better prepared to care for the community in any situation.
A study from Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute 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 study suggests that immune system dysfunction could be causing long COVID-19, and researchers are now seeking a definitive biomarker for diagnosing and understanding long COVID-19. Long COVID-19 is estimated to affect 65 million people worldwide and can have debilitating effects.
Anthony Randall, an African American man awaiting a kidney transplant, has filed a lawsuit alleging that an algorithm used to determine priority for organs is biased against Black people. Randall is seeking millions of dollars in damages and a better position on the kidney transplant waiting list. He also wants to represent a class of 27,500 Black U.S. patients who he argues have been similarly disadvantaged. Both UNOS and Cedars-Sinai have dropped the use of the part of the formula Randall cites in his lawsuit. The lawsuit is the latest effort to challenge the policies and functioning of the nation’s troubled organ transplant system in recent years.