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What Causes Chronic Kidney Disease?

Chronic kidney disease is a serious, progressive illness that results from a wide range of causes. A kidney specialist shares…

Liver Transplant Patient Celebrates Anniversary

Benigna Carrillo received the first liver transplant performed by USC doctors. On her transplant's 27th anniversary, she reflects on her…

Meet the Staff: Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C

Mary Schoenbaum, NP-C, has taken care of thousands of surgical patients in her nearly 20 years with Keck Medicine of…

Perspective: The Patient's Voice

As co-chair for the patient and family advisory council, Christine Valenzuela, a former Keck Medicine of USC transplant patient, serves…

Paired-Exchange Kidney and Liver Transplant

A rare living-donor transplant exchange performed by Keck Medicine of USC's Transplant Institute allowed one set of siblings to save…

Wearing Hearing Aids May Extend Lives

Our CEO talks about innovative research being done at Keck Medicine, such as a recent groundbreaking study on hearing aid…

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…

Normothermic Regional Perfusion Expands Organ Transplant Availability

A cutting-edge approach known as normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is allowing transplant teams to explore a much broader range of…

Executive Recruits Own Lifesaving Surgeon

A stroke caused by a rare heart condition prompted Eric Alcorn, a former health care executive, to seek care from…

Keck Medicine of USC Aims to Improve Patient Care for Alcohol-related Liver Disease

Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, talks with Dr. Brian P. Lee about our treatment therapies for alcohol-related…

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Living-Donor Transplant Revitalizes Rock Climber

A living-donor kidney transplant didn’t just save An Pham’s life. It also gave him a renewed spirit and sense of…