A breakthrough study led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers may offer doctors a blood test to diagnose the most common and deadliest form of ovarian cancer. Unlike with many other cancers, biopsies to detect ovarian cancer are typically not an option. That makes it hard for doctors to choose the best course of […]
A Keck Medicine of USC urologist and urogynecologist defines enuresis, also known as bedwetting. “Enuresis in adults is more common than people think,” says David Ginsberg, MD, a urologist and urogynecologist with USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC. “Causes include urinary tract infection and sleep apnea, but the most common cause is overactive […]
Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C, has taken care of thousands of surgical patients in her nearly 20 years with Keck Medicine of USC. Today, as the nurse practitioner (NP) who helped launch the preoperative cardiac evaluation clinic at Keck Hospital of USC, she is expanding access to care with a new clinic at Keck Medicine of USC […]
Recent studies presented by the American Heart Association linked marijuana use with negative cardiovascular effects — including a 34% increase in the risk of heart failure for daily users. According to Antreas Hindoyan, MD, an interventional cardiologist for the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, the new research supports a […]
As co-chair for the patient and family advisory council, Christine Valenzuela, a former Keck Medicine of USC transplant patient, serves as the patient’s voice. Almost 11 years ago, my abdominal pains quickly progressed to liver failure. I was experiencing sepsis, I fell into a coma and my husband was told I had 48 hours to […]
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