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5 Questions to Ask at Your Next Physical

The right question can reveal a lot about your health. Your annual checkup is more important than you may think.…

Your Body at 60

Forget images of early bird specials, grannies and rocking chairs. Today’s young-at-heart 60-year-olds are embracing an active and healthy lifestyle.…

Your Body at 50

Your 50s might bring some changes in your body — here’s how to handle what’s in store. We’ve all heard…

Your Body at 40

From hot flashes to reading glasses, here’s what you need to know to stay strong and healthy in your 40s.…

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…

Breaking the Family Cycle of Breast Cancer to Offer New Hope  

How high-risk cancer screenings are helping our patients Shake Ovasapyan’s aunt died of breast cancer at age 47. Her mother passed…

Black Men Face Greater Prostate Cancer Risk

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has identified nine new genetic risks factors — seven of…

What Are Uterine Fibroids?

Learn the facts about uterine fibroids, including symptoms, risks and treatment options, from a gynecologic oncologist and women’s health expert.…

How to Be a Liver Donor

Learn how part of your liver could save someone’s life. Did you know that you can save someone’s life by…

When to See a Gynecologist

Laila Al-Marayati, MD, a Keck Medicine gynecologist who practices at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, provides an overview of what you…

Colon Cancer Rising in Young Adults

Why are rates of colon cancer increasing in younger adults? Diagnoses of colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, are increasingly common…

How You Can Qualify to Be a Living Kidney Donor

What you need to know about donating a kidney A kidney transplant, which helps patients with kidney disease, including advanced…