Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss underlying medical conditions that may be causing your sleep trouble. Insomnia The most common sleep disorder in the United States, according to The National Institutes of Health, insomnia is very often a psychophysiological disorder that encompasses difficulties with falling asleep, staying asleep or both. “Many things can cause insomnia,” […]
Finding a specialist that best suits you is not always straightforward. Hear from two Keck Medicine of USC experts about how to approach your search. Trying to find the right specialist to treat your condition can be stressful. Where should you begin? How do you decide? Two experts from Keck Medicine of USC share their […]
The medical director for USC Arcadia Hospital’s emergency department shares key things to know about emergency care and how to prepare for a potential visit to the ER. No one ever looks forward to a trip to the emergency room. It means that you, a friend or loved one is having a particularly bad day. […]
When Felicitas and Margarita Gonzales unexpectedly needed brain surgery eight days apart, Gabriel Zada, MD, earned the thanks of their whole family. Neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, entered the operating room at Keck Hospital of USC on June 22, 2023, prepared to remove a noncancerous pituitary tumor from his 64-year-old patient, Felicitas Gonzales. An expert in […]
One year after a ruptured brain aneurysm, Laura Brezin Kern ran the Los Angeles Marathon. She credits the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital emergency department’s skilled response. On March 9, 2022, Laura Brezin Kern, then 41, was working out in her La Cañada Flintridge home gym when she suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded. A Walt Disney […]
A rare living-donor transplant exchange performed by Keck Medicine of USC’s Transplant Institute allowed one set of siblings to save the other. Joselin Casillas, a 28-year-old teacher from West Covina, had been dealing with symptoms of biliary atresia, a rare and incurable liver disease, since the day she was born. The condition causes blockages in […]
Cora Jackson-Fossett’s laryngeal cancer required a total laryngectomy, the removal of her entire voice box. In recovery, she found a new purpose. Cora Jackson-Fossett’s voice was a big part of her identity. As director of public affairs for Los Angeles’ public works department, she often spoke in front of the city council or a clutch […]
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A California grandfather can hear again thanks to an updated rule — and a Keck Medicine audiologist’s bold idea. Paul Isozaki, a retired high school teacher from Monterey Park, woke up about 10 years ago with sudden hearing loss in his left ear. “Everything was great, and then one day, boom. I couldn’t hear,” he […]
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