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Rare HeartMate 6 LVAD Saves Patient with Heart Failure After Chemotherapy

Keck Medicine of USC heart failure specialists, surgeons and critical care experts explain how this off-label option quickly became lifesaving.…

Ending Medical Stigma: How to Talk to Your Patients About Obesity Treatment

For patients with obesity, diet and exercise attempts have a 98% failure rate. So why is there a stigma in…

Meet Kristina Voss, MD 

Dr. Voss is an ophthalmologist with Keck Medicine of USC. She treats patients at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris…

Will Spatial Genomics Help Identify Barrett’s Esophagus Patients at High Risk of Esophageal Cancer?

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains how next-generation genetic analysis could help stratify patients’ cancer risk — and guide…

Meet Leila Darki, MD

Dr. Darki is a neurologist with Keck Medicine of USC specializing in neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine. She treats patients at…

Meet Stuart Abel, MD 

Dr. Abel is a general surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in gastrointestinal and foregut procedures. He treats patients…

Neoadjuvant Use Shows New Promise for Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

Keck Medicine of USC head and neck surgeon Uttam K. Sinha, MD, discusses if adding neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy to…

Rare Cervical Cancer Requires Innovative Approach

When a rare cervical cancer struck visual artist Krista Machovina, her care team from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital needed to…

What Causes Hot Flashes?

Hot flashes are common during menopause, but you don’t need to suffer through them. Most readers have probably heard their…

A New Oncolytic Herpes Virus Could Be an Effective Second-Line Treatment for Advanced Melanoma

A genetically modified HSV-1 could help some melanoma patients live longer. The Keck Medicine of USC physician who led the…

How to Qualify as a Living Liver Donor

A USC Transplant Institute physician explains the living-liver-donation process: requirements, recovery and the life-changing impact of this vital gift. When…

Is Stopping Hiatal Hernia Recurrence the Key to Curing GERD?

Hiatal hernias are a main cause of GERD. Keck Medicine of USC physicians are working on curing them for good.…