Wellness

Advice for healthful living, straight from experts at Keck Medicine
April 28, 2025

How to Manage Health Anxiety
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April 28, 2025

What Is Causing My Abdominal Pain?
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October 31, 2024

Young Cancer Patient Reflects on Survivorship
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October 21, 2024

When Should I Get Screened for Cancer?
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October 21, 2024

How to Approach a Life-Changing Diagnosis
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May 7, 2024

What Causes Adult Bedwetting?
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May 7, 2024

A Cardiologist's Advice on Marijuana Use
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April 25, 2024

Why Can't I Sleep?
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April 25, 2024

What Is the Best Way to Find a Specialist?
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System News

Stories from Keck Medicine’s locations across Southern California
April 28, 2025

Perspective: Enhancing Acute Rehabilitation Services
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April 28, 2025

Meet the Staff: Jinseo Choi, NP-C
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October 31, 2024

Perspective: Health Care Focus on Sustainability
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October 31, 2024

Meet the Staff: Alison Ambrose, RN
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May 7, 2024

Meet the Staff: Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C
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May 7, 2024

Perspective: The Patient's Voice
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November 9, 2023

Perspective: Trusted Care at Every Step
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November 9, 2023

Meet the Staff: Jenny Huynh, Mammography Technologist
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May 15, 2023

Perspective: A Commitment to Health Equity
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Research

New discoveries from the Keck School of Medicine and Keck Medicine of USC
May 7, 2024

High Blood Sugar Raises Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
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May 7, 2024

New Blood Test Diagnoses Ovarian Cancer
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November 9, 2023

Black Men Face Greater Prostate Cancer Risk
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November 9, 2023

1 in 3 Americans Face Greater Alcohol Risks
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May 15, 2023

Fast Food and Liver Disease: What's the Connection?
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May 15, 2023

Most Adults Misunderstand Blood Pressure Numbers
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November 9, 2022

SIR-T Immunotherapy Targets Prostate Cancer
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November 9, 2022

Should Alcohol Use Delay a Liver Transplant?
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Wellness

Advice for healthful living, straight from experts at Keck Medicine
April 28, 2025

How to Manage Health Anxiety
Many factors can create health-related anxiety. Two Keck Medicine experts share advice for how to manage stressors. Steven Siegel, MD,...
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April 28, 2025

What Is Causing My Abdominal Pain?
When abdominal pain strikes, it can be hard to focus on anything else. Five Keck Medicine of USC experts explain...
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October 31, 2024

Young Cancer Patient Reflects on Survivorship
Phuong Gallagher, a colorectal cancer patient, offers tips to others faced with a cancer diagnosis at a young age. For...
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October 21, 2024

When Should I Get Screened for Cancer?
Cancer is most treatable when caught early. But which screenings do you need -- and when? Experts from Keck Medicine...
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October 21, 2024

How to Approach a Life-Changing Diagnosis
A serious diagnosis can permanently alter your life. What are the best ways to handle treatment and cope long term?...
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May 7, 2024

What Causes Adult Bedwetting?
A Keck Medicine of USC urologist and urogynecologist defines enuresis, also known as bedwetting. “Enuresis in adults is more common...
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May 7, 2024

A Cardiologist's Advice on Marijuana Use
Recent studies presented by the American Heart Association linked marijuana use with negative cardiovascular effects — including a 34% increase...
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April 25, 2024

Why Can't I Sleep?
Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss underlying medical conditions that may be causing your sleep trouble. Insomnia The most common...
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System News

Stories from Keck Medicine’s locations across Southern California
April 28, 2025

Perspective: Enhancing Acute Rehabilitation Services
The co-medical directors of USC Arcadia Hospital's newly enhanced acute rehabilitation unit share their thoughts about the value of top-notch...
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April 28, 2025

Meet the Staff: Jinseo Choi, NP-C
Jinseo Choi, NP-C, assists patients at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Jinseo Choi, NP-C, a nurse...
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October 31, 2024

Perspective: Health Care Focus on Sustainability
Arash Motamed, MD, MBA, shares how sustainability efforts in health care mean better health for all patients. As health care...
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October 31, 2024

Meet the Staff: Alison Ambrose, RN
Alison Ambrose, RN, helps guide Santa Clarita cancer patients through the facets of their diagnosis and treatment. Alison Ambrose, RN,...
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May 7, 2024

Meet the Staff: Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C
Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C, has taken care of thousands of surgical patients in her nearly 20 years with Keck Medicine of...
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May 7, 2024

Perspective: The Patient's Voice
As co-chair for the patient and family advisory council, Christine Valenzuela, a former Keck Medicine of USC transplant patient, serves...
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November 9, 2023

Perspective: Trusted Care at Every Step
Felipe Osorno, MS, chief post-acute care officer and chief of staff for Keck Medicine of USC, says that post-acute care...
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November 9, 2023

Meet the Staff: Jenny Huynh, Mammography Technologist
Jenny Huynh envisioned a health care career as a child in Vietnam, where medical resources were often scarce. Today, as...
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Research

New discoveries from the Keck School of Medicine and Keck Medicine of USC
May 7, 2024

High Blood Sugar Raises Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Having high blood sugar on the day you have hip replacement surgery could put you at greater risk of joint...
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May 7, 2024

New Blood Test Diagnoses Ovarian Cancer
A breakthrough study led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers may offer doctors a blood test to diagnose the...
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November 9, 2023

Black Men Face Greater Prostate Cancer Risk
New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has identified nine new genetic risks factors — seven of...
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November 9, 2023

1 in 3 Americans Face Greater Alcohol Risks
The impact of heavy alcohol intake may be worse for the health of people experiencing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of...
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May 15, 2023

Fast Food and Liver Disease: What's the Connection?
A Keck Medicine of USC study found that a fast-food diet can contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. You may...
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May 15, 2023

Most Adults Misunderstand Blood Pressure Numbers
A study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics found that most adults don't understand blood pressure...
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November 9, 2022

SIR-T Immunotherapy Targets Prostate Cancer
Adapted from an existing treatment harnessing the body's immune system, the discovery could unlock a potential next-generation cell therapy. A...
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November 9, 2022

Should Alcohol Use Delay a Liver Transplant?
Recipients with a history of heavy drinking had high survival rates after transplantation, a recent study finds. Many were able...
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