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Giving Thanks

Reflecting on the thanks we receive from our patients and their loved ones As Thanksgiving draws nears, I am grateful…

The Healing Power of Arts for our Cancer Patients

How the Institute for Arts in Medicine reduces stress and depression and encourages self-expression. After Heaven Wright was diagnosed with…

How A Peer Support Program Benefits Healthcare Providers

Keck Medicine of USC has launched a Peer Support Program to help staff discuss stressful events with a trained colleague.…

Identifying a Lower Mortality Risk for Regular Hearing Aid Users

A new study by researchers with Keck Medicine of USC identified a 24% lower risk of death for hearing-loss participants…

Can You Learn to Avoid a Headache?

You can lessen the risk of tension headache, migraine and cluster headaches by following some best practices. Lauren Green, DO,…

When Migraines Require Lifestyle Change

Some patients need holistic treatment for migraine headaches beyond clinical procedures and headache medication alone. Migraines can make it impossible…

Triathlete Competes After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm

One year after a ruptured brain aneurysm, Laura Brezin Kern ran the Los Angeles Marathon. She credits the USC Verdugo…

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…

What Is the Best Way to Find a Specialist?

Finding a specialist that best suits you is not always straightforward. Hear from two Keck Medicine of USC experts about…

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…

Meet Ravi Shankar, MD

Dr. Shankar is a hematologist and medical oncologist at Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in treating cancers affecting solid…

Warning Signs of a Ministroke

Patients must treat ministroke symptoms seriously because they often precede a stroke. The term “ministroke” may not sound like too…