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Is Your Ramen Ruining Your Health?

Noodling over ramen is more than a bad fast-food habit — it’s a potential health hazard. Cheap, quick and easy…

What You Need to Know About Nosebleeds

If you’ve been tilting your head back to stop a nosebleed, you’ve been doing it wrong. Read on to learn…

4 Doctor-Approved New Year’s Resolutions

Have you ever wondered what a medical professional would recommend as a New Year’s resolution? When the clock strikes midnight…

Warning Signs of a Ministroke

Patients must treat ministroke symptoms seriously because they often precede a stroke. The term “ministroke” may not sound like too…

4 Weight-loss Surgery Myths, Debunked by a Bariatric Surgeon

Get the facts on bariatric surgery from our experts. Bariatric surgery can be a lifesaving solution for people who are…

Same-Week Brain Surgery for Mom and Daughter

When Felicitas and Margarita Gonzales unexpectedly needed brain surgery eight days apart, Gabriel Zada, MD, earned the thanks of their…

Triathlete Competes After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

One year after a ruptured brain aneurysm, Laura Brezin Kern ran the Los Angeles Marathon. She credits the USC Verdugo…

1 in 3 Americans Face Greater Alcohol Risks

The impact of heavy alcohol intake may be worse for the health of people experiencing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of…

Strong Maternity Care for Black Mom-to-Be

Candice Cauley shares her positive journey receiving maternity care at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, where a women's health practice is…

What Doctors Think About Prescribing Wegovy and Ozempic for Weight Loss

Keck Medicine of USC doctors talk about the rise in use of the semaglutide medications known as Ozempic and Wegovy…

Most Adults Misunderstand Blood Pressure Numbers

A study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics found that most adults don't understand blood pressure…

How to Check and Improve Your Heart Health after COVID-19

A Keck Medicine of USC cardiologist shares why you have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease after COVID-19 and how…