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When Should You Start Having Annual Prostate Exams?

Early cancer detection can save lives and cut treatment costs. But when should you start having prostate exams — and…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Prostate Cancer Patient Gives Piano Concert

Patrick Palomo, an accomplished jazz pianist, thanked the hospital staff at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital by sharing his lifelong passion.…

8 Specialties Earn U.S. News Rankings

Keck Medical Center of USC has once again been recognized as one of the nation's best hospitals. The medical center,…

Single-Port Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Benefits and Challenges

A Keck Medicine of USC urologist explains why single-port surgery’s regionalization of care can yield better outcomes for prostate cancer…

A Men’s Health Urologist Weighs in on Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Keck Medicine of USC men’s health specialist Kian Asanad, MD, answers commonly asked questions about the risks and benefits of…

Meet May Kim-Tenser, MD, MHA, FAHA

Dr. Kim-Tenser is a neurologist with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in vascular neurology and neurocritical care. She treats…

Promoting prostate health

Highlighting the efforts of our 50+ urology team November is approaching, along with it, Movember, the month we raise awareness…

When Should I See a Urologist?

Urological symptoms can be embarrassing. The director of USC Urology at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital shares his advice. Sensitive areas…