Family Medicine associate professor helps Los Angeles County children grow

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Gregory Stevens, PhD, associate professor of clinical family medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has joined the newly formed LA “Help Me Grow” Leadership Council. This Read More »

January 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

300… and counting! Children’s Hospital Los Angeles performs milestone liver transplant

Lydia Hand as an infant post-transplant in 1998, with her mother, grandmother and liver transplant team. Lydia Hand as an infant post-transplant in 1998, with her mother, grandmother and liver transplant team. (Photo/Courtesy Read More »

January 12th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Programs offer pilot grants for researchers

In a continued effort to support university faculty and encourage groundbreaking research, the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Dean’s Pilot Grant Program and the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute have distributed nearly two dozen grants for the Read More »

January 12th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Wellness initiatives launched across Keck Medicine of USC

A series of wellness initiatives recently launched across Keck Medicine of USC aim to encourage healthy living among physicians, nurses and staff.

The initiatives include meditation practice, healthy eating and personal fitness tracking. They were created with the help of community Read More »

January 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language

A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles demonstrates what lead investigator Bradley Peterson, MD, calls “a critical mass of evidence” of a common underlying lifelong vulnerability in both children and adults who stutter. They discovered Read More »

January 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|