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Breaking the Family Cycle of Breast Cancer to Offer New Hope  

How high-risk cancer screenings are helping our patients Shake Ovasapyan’s aunt died of breast cancer at age 47. Her mother passed…

How to Stop Severe Bleeding

A Keck Medicine of USC trauma surgeon shares five lifesaving steps anyone can take to help someone who is wounded.…

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…

Can You Be Screened for Colon Cancer Without a Colonoscopy?

While a colonoscopy is the preferred method, less invasive options can help determine whether there is cause for concern. A…

What Is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?

A USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center expert explains the diagnosis and latest treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. Triple-negative breast cancer…

What to Do if Health Insurance Denies a Prior Authorization for Treatment

Patients and doctors should work together if insurance denies a claim, explains a Keck Medicine of USC expert. Do you…

Meet Darwin Roman, MD

Dr. Roman is a hematologist and medical oncologist with the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of…

What’s New with Weight Loss Injections?

After the rise of weight loss injections like Wegovy and Zepbound, a Keck Medicine of USC doctor talks about what’s…

Meet Kamran Samakar, MD

Dr. Samakar is a general surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in bariatric and gastrointestinal procedures. Here’s what…

Four Siblings, Two Donor Organs and Two Saved Lives

An incredible story of hope, family and medical innovation The problem seemed insurmountable. A young woman born with an incurable…

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…

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…