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How Rising Rates of MASLD/MASH Are Impacting Liver Transplant Demand
August 19, 2026

How Rising Rates of MASLD/MASH Are Impacting Liver Transplant Demand

A Keck Medicine of USC transplant hepatologist discusses MASLD/MASH’s burdens and how early intervention can turn the tide on transplantation....
How Rising Rates of MASLD/MASH Are Impacting Liver Transplant Demand
August 19, 2026

How Rising Rates of MASLD/MASH Are Impacting Liver Transplant Demand

A Keck Medicine of USC transplant hepatologist discusses MASLD/MASH’s burdens and how early intervention can turn the tide on transplantation....
Minimally Invasive Procedure Restores Achalasia Patient’s Ability to Keep Food Down
August 5, 2026

Minimally Invasive Procedure Restores Achalasia Patient’s Ability to Keep Food Down

After losing the ability to ingest food and drinks properly, a 31-year-old achalasia patient turned to Keck Medicine of USC...
 Which Are the 3 Most Commonly Underdiagnosed Autoimmune Liver Diseases?
June 1, 2026

Which Are the 3 Most Commonly Underdiagnosed Autoimmune Liver Diseases?

A Keck Medicine of USC hepatologist who specializes in rare and complex liver diseases provides a deep dive on autoimmune...
 GLP-1s Are Not the End of Bariatric Surgery; They’re the Beginning of Better Obesity Care
April 30, 2026

GLP-1s Are Not the End of Bariatric Surgery; They’re the Beginning of Better Obesity Care

A Keck Medicine of USC bariatric surgeon and obesity medicine specialist shares why multimodal obesity care should be the new...
 Gastrointestinal Cancers and Clinical Trials: What Patients Need to Know Earlier On
April 22, 2026

Gastrointestinal Cancers and Clinical Trials: What Patients Need to Know Earlier On

A Keck Medicine of USC gastrointestinal oncologist explains what patients need to know so they don’t miss the opportunity to...
 3 Innovations Revolutionizing IBD Treatment
April 20, 2026

3 Innovations Revolutionizing IBD Treatment

Keck Medicine of USC gastroenterologist Florence-Damilola (Damie) Odufalu, MD, shares how recent advances in inflammatory bowel disease treatment are changing...
 Will Spatial Genomics Help Identify Barrett’s Esophagus Patients at High Risk of Esophageal Cancer?
July 16, 2025

Will Spatial Genomics Help Identify Barrett’s Esophagus Patients at High Risk of Esophageal Cancer?

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains how next-generation genetic analysis could help stratify patients’ cancer risk — and guide...

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