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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Amid increasing concern about how new federal policies could undermine drug development, a new white paper from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics examines how tax policies could support America’s leadership in biomedical innovation. The researchers found that lowering corporate income tax rates may be more effective in... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Keck Medicine of USC corporate communications team was awarded a Silver Anvil during the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2025 Anvil Awards. PRSA is the nation’s leading communications professional organization, and Silver Anvil awards acknowledge the best strategic public relations campaigns of the year. The awards ceremony was... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis has been unfolding — one that isn’t making headlines but is claiming thousands of lives. Alcohol-related liver disease has quietly surged to become the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths, surpassing even motor vehicle fatalities. At Keck Medicine of USC, doctors like... Read More »
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Monday, June 9, 2025
A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers may have uncovered an effective combination therapy for glioblastoma, a brain tumor diagnosis with few available effective treatments. According to the National Brain Tumor Society, the average survival for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma is eight months. The study finds that using Tumor Treating Fields... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
A new study led by the USC Schaeffer Center shows that California hospital spending on supplemental payments to contracted medical groups has steadily grown in key specialties over the past two decades. The findings were published in the journal Health Affairs. Hospitals across the country use these stipends to help... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and the State of California have proclaimed May 2025 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month. The decision was a result of longstanding advocacy and outreach efforts from the USC Brain Tumor Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC. On May 1, Assemblymember Mike... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
We are pleased to share that the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Kidney Research Center was recently named the Vito M. Campese, MD/UKRO Kidney Research Center of USC. Campese, the center's new namesake, is an international leader in nephrology and a lifelong Trojan, having worked with USC for nearly... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
On June 2, faculty, staff and students from Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC came together at Keck Medical Center for the health system’s annual flag-raising ceremony in honor of Pride Month. Earlier that day, USC Arcadia Hospital held its third annual flag-raising ceremony.... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Lori Michener, PhD, PT, ATC, SCS, professor-clinical scholar of physical therapy for the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has been recognized as a 2025 Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a distinction awarded to only the most accomplished scholars contributing to the athletic training profession. The designation... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A new USC-led study has uncovered a significant link between type 2 diabetes mellitus and cortical thickness in older adults from various populations. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), the University of North Texas Health Science Center... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Bringing together hundreds of graduates, family members, friends, and loved ones, the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences celebrated its 118th commencement ceremony honoring the class of 2025 on Friday, May 16 at the McCarthy Quad on the University Park Campus. Pharmaceutical industry executive and USC... Read More »