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Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Welcomes Four New Specialists to Department of Cardiology
The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai welcomes four new specialists to its Department of Cardiology: interventional cardiologist Aakriti Gupta, MD, electrophysiologists Eric Braunstein, MD, and Archana Ramireddy, MD, and adult congenital cardiologist Prashanth Venkatesh, MD. Each physician also holds Cedars-Sinai faculty titles.
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Health System Leaders Work Together for Better Opioid Stewardship
Part 3 of 5: Johns Hopkins Experts are Developing New Policies and Guidelines
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Hearing Loss & Autism
A cross-disciplinary team of researchers in the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has discovered hearing impairment in a preclinical model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Innovation Drives Deeper Understanding of Osteosarcoma
Learn how novel treatments and insights into osteosarcoma’s genetic links are changing care for patients with this rare bone cancer.
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New Precision Medicine Tools Help Clinicians Provide Tailored Care
Big data helps clinicians provide tailored treatment.
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Alcohol Relapse Rate Among Liver Transplant Recipients Identical Whether or Not There is A 6-Month Wait Before Transplant
For decades, patients with liver disease related to alcohol use have been told they must be sober for six months before they can get a liver transplant. Now, a growing number of researchers are questioning that six-month waiting period.
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Changing Medical Practice Through Translational Research Successes
Converting data and science into medical progress requires a strategic emphasis on work that matters to patients, either through imminent application to clinical practice or potentially transformative basic discoveries.
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State-of-the-Art Weill Neurosciences Building Opens at UCSF
The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building opened its doors in July 2021, establishing an innovative all-in-one hub for patients, researchers and clinicians at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus.
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Undoing Ella's Suffering
Was it a snakebite, an autonomic nervous system disorder, or a hole in her heart that led to this teen's years-long bout with migraine headaches, accelerating heart rate, fatigue and vertigo?
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Brain Stimulation
Born on St. Patrick’s Day, Mark George, M.D., peppers his conversation with references to his good fortune.Convergent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Holds Promise for Refractory Cases
62-Year-Old Maintains Normal Rhythm One Year Post-Procedure
A 62-year-old, morbidly obese male had been struggling with atrial fibrillation (AF), which had progressed from paroxysmal to persistent over five years. He used a CPAP machine for obstructive sleep apnea and was taking medication for hypertension. As the AF became persistent, his physician prescribed antiarrhythmic medication and cardioverted him three times over two years, attempting to restore normal rhythm.
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High-Resolution PSMA PET MRI for Tumor Mapping Prior to Subtotal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Prostate cancer is one of the most common noncutaneous cancers and the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in American men.