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Meet Lily Dara, MD

Meet Lily Dara, MD

Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors

Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors

When Can You Delay Spine Surgery?

When Can You Delay Spine Surgery?

Meet Lily Dara, MD

Meet Lily Dara, MD

Dr. Dara is a hepatologist with the USC Digestive Health Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in...

Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors

Why CAR-T Cell Therapy Struggles Against Solid Tumors

A Keck Medicine of USC cell therapist explains how design innovations could expand the use of CAR-T cell therapy beyond...

When Can You Delay Spine Surgery?

When Can You Delay Spine Surgery?

Some patients need spine surgery sooner, while others can wait. An expert discusses the difference. If you’ve been diagnosed with...

Does Chemotherapy Always Cause Hair Loss?

Does Chemotherapy Always Cause Hair Loss?

With some chemotherapy treatments, patients can lose most or all of their hair. But once treatment ends, your hair will...

Meet Christopher Foss, MD

Meet Christopher Foss, MD

Dr. Foss is a hematologist-oncologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with blood disorders...

What to Know About Weight Gain After Hysterectomy

What to Know About Weight Gain After Hysterectomy

A gynecologic oncologist dispels a widespread misconception about this common surgery.  A hysterectomy, which is a surgery to remove the...

Can You Be Too Old for a Bone Marrow Transplant?

Can You Be Too Old for a Bone Marrow Transplant?

Learn how treatment advancements are improving outcomes for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare, aggressive...

Meet Patrick C. Hsieh, MD

Meet Patrick C. Hsieh, MD

Dr. Hsieh is a neurosurgeon with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in complex spine procedures. He treats patients at Keck Hospital of...

Meet Danse Bi, MD

Meet Danse Bi, MD

Dr. Bi is a gastroenterologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in esophageal and foregut disorders; nonsurgical, minimally invasive weight-loss procedures; and advanced...

Everything You Need to Know About Sex After a Hysterectomy

Everything You Need to Know About Sex After a Hysterectomy 

While patients experience bodily changes from the surgery, their sex lives can still be just as fulfilling.  A hysterectomy can bring on...

What Role Do Patients Play in Ensuring They Have an Optimal Recovery?

What Role Do Patients Play in Ensuring They Have an Optimal Recovery?

A physician explains how being well-informed about your condition can improve your recovery. Maria Nelson, MD, a surgeon and the...