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Should I Go to the Emergency Room or Urgent Care?

When an unexpected medical problem arises, do you seek treatment at an emergency room or an urgent care clinic? A…

How Investing in the Workforce Strengthens a Health System

Rod Hanners addresses how Keck Medicine avoided a workforce shortage and burnout post-COVID-19 in an article in HealthCare Financial Management…

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.…

A Racing Pulse: How Fast Is Too Fast?

If your heart is beating so fast it feels like it’s about to burst, you could have a serious condition…

What Is a Normal Body Temperature?

It’s 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, right? Not necessarily, and here’s why that matters. If you’ve ever taken your temperature only to…

Brain Tumor Treatment Saves Mother and Child

Melody LaTorre was pregnant when she learned she had brain cancer. In a race against time, a team of Keck…

Our Emergency Departments: Important Hubs of our Patient Care   

The importance of our emergency departments at USC Arcadia Hospital and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Gary Hood, a 77-year-old former…

Testicular Cancer Surgery Preserves Fertility

After a testicular cancer diagnosis, Cameron Khani was able to avoid chemotherapy and radiation -- thanks to an innovative approach…

Using AI Algorithms to Meet Growing Need for Glaucoma Detection

As glaucoma cases rise amid an impending shortage of eyecare specialists, a research initiative looks at artificial intelligence algorithms as…

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…

Rare HeartMate 6 LVAD Saves Patient with Heart Failure After Chemotherapy

Keck Medicine of USC heart failure specialists, surgeons and critical care experts explain how this off-label option quickly became lifesaving.…

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…