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Is It a Seasonal Allergy or a Cold?

If you’ve got the sniffles, here’s how to figure out what’s causing your ailments. Just when you think cold and…

Personalized Poetry Comforts Cancer Patients

A Keck Medicine of USC program is helping uplift cancer patients with a unique, artful therapy: poems tailored to the…

7 Signs of Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is a notoriously deadly disease that is hard to catch early — here are some symptoms to look…

Are Ear Infections Contagious?

A Keck Medicine of USC ear, nose and throat expert explains when to seek care. As parents, we know that…

How to Get Added to a Lung Transplant Waiting List

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains the eligibility and evaluation processes. If you or a loved one is dealing…

Every Colorectal Cancer Patient’s Journey Is Unique

An expert explains why there is never just one approach to treating colorectal cancer. If you’ve been diagnosed with colorectal…

What Is a Benign Brain Tumor?

Benign tumors make up over half of the tumors Keck Medicine of USC doctors treat. Here’s what you need to…

Why Heart Transplants Are So Rewarding and So Challenging Today

Demand for heart transplants still outstrips supply, but other advancements are improving the practice, says transplant cardiologist Ajay S. Vaidya,…

February goes out with a lot of heart

A month full of care, compassion, important events and expansion of services offered February is a month dedicated to the…

Is Brain Tumor Risk Inherited?

How important is family history when it comes to brain tumor risk? A physician weighs in. Primary brain tumors —…

How to Register to Be an Organ Donor

Giving the gift of life is easier than you think, a Keck Medicine of USC transplant coordinator explains. The desire…

What Is Radiation for Cancer?

A Keck Medicine of USC radiation oncologist explains what to know about radiation treatment for cancer. Radiation oncology — the…