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Can Cotton Swabs Cause Permanent Ear Damage?

Reaching for a cotton swab whenever your ears feel stuffed or clogged may cause more harm than good. Like an…

How to Prevent Ear Infections When It’s Cold

It’s not just kids who get ear infections — adults can have them, too. Here’s how to reduce your risk.…

Is There a Better Way To Treat Uterine Fibroids?

Uterine fibroid embolization is a minimally invasive procedure that is an alternative to surgery — but is it right for…

Meet Niels Kokot, MD

Dr. Kokot is an otolaryngologist at Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in all aspects of head and neck surgery.…

Nerve Pain: Is It Different From a Headache?

That nagging headache may not be a headache at all, but nerve pain caused by inflamed occipital nerves. You have…

Ethics Resource

Keck Hospital of USC & Norris Cancer Center Ethics Resource Committee Ethics Resource Committee: Our Ethics Resource Committee (ERC) exists…

Don’t Be Afraid of the Prostate Exam

If you’re a man age 50 or older and haven’t had a prostate exam, you should talk to your doctor…

What to Do When You Have Trouble Urinating

Urinating should be one of your body’s most natural functions, so you’re bound to be frustrated, when you can’t go.…

How Dangerous Is Having an Enlarged Prostate?

About half of men older than 50 have an enlarged prostate. Here are some of the basic facts you need…

Myth or Fact: Are Kidney Stones As Painful as Childbirth?

It has been said that passing a kidney stone is the closest a man will get to experiencing the pain…

Myth or Fact: Only Women Get Breast Cancer

If you guessed myth, you’re correct. Like women, men have breast tissue and, therefore, are also at risk for breast…

Do You Need Sunscreen if You Are Indoors All Day?

You’re sitting at home and enjoying your favorite show, with no intention of going outside. Do you still need to…