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Identifying a Lower Mortality Risk for Regular Hearing Aid Users

A new study by researchers with Keck Medicine of USC identified a 24% lower risk of death for hearing-loss participants…

Cochlear Implant Returns Patient’s Hearing

A California grandfather can hear again thanks to an updated rule — and a Keck Medicine audiologist’s bold idea. Paul…

Voice Recovery Options After Total Laryngectomy: Which Is Best for a Patient?

Total laryngectomy patients have several options for regaining voice functioning. Ensuring best outcomes takes a team, explains Niels C. Kokot,…

Physician Burnout: How One Surgeon Grapples with Work-Life Balance

Sharon Shiraga, MD, a surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, discusses how she maintains the divide between work and home…

Physician Burnout: Why Work-Life Balance Is a Moving Target

Roxana Moayer, MD, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, shares her tips for work-life balance.…

Surgeons Model Next-Generation Aortic Dissection Care

USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute surgeons discuss how they saved an aortic dissection patient using smart collaboration and a trial…

Can Augmented Reality Help Surgeons in the OR?

A new study explores the pros and cons of using augmented-reality headsets in the operating room. Is augmented reality ready…

Can You Treat Cancer at Home?

Will at-home cancer treatment options expand? As recently as the 1980s and 1990s, people with lung cancer frequently needed to…

Too Good To Be True? Think Again.

The unique qualities that make USC Verdugo Hills Hospital a standout When I first began working at USC Verdugo Hills…

Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Doctors?

A Keck Medicine of USC urologist explains what AI can and can’t do in medicine…yet. Artificial intelligence will permeate all…

Is Pulsed Field Ablation as Promising as It Sounds?

A cardiac electrophysiologist’s opinion on using pulsed field ablation in practice. FDA’s approval of two pulsed field ablation (PFA) systems…

Robotic Assistance Can Improve Cochlear Implant Outcomes

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains how robotics are improving cochlear implant results for patients. Thanks to robotic assistance,…