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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
On July 30, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), part of Keck Medicine of USC, welcomed 16 high school students from across the nation to the hospital’s Healthcare Day of Discovery. [caption id="attachment_16834" align="alignright" width="298"] Students get hands-on CPR training. (Photo/Laura Nuño)[/caption] The students were part of the USC Bovard Scholars... Read More »
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
News about health sciences at USC is entering a new phase. Originally created to cover the Health Sciences Campus 34 years ago, the publication HSC News will move from the purview of the Keck Medicine of USC communications team to the Office of Health Affairs. HSC News will be renamed... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Luis Larios, PharmD ’25, MS ’25, has received the Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the U.S. Public Health Service. The national award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health, beyond what is required by their school’s curriculum, by promoting wellness and healthy communities. To read... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
A new study led by USC Viterbi and Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers used human brain recordings and machine learning to pinpoint how hippocampal neurons encode complex visual information. The findings could inform future brain-computer interfaces, including memory prostheses to restore lost memory in patients with neurological disorders... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) received five 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® awards for high-quality cardiovascular care in the categories of heart failure, stroke and resuscitation. Get With The Guidelines is the American Heart Association/American Stroke... Read More »
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Arcadia Hospital for their excellence and leadership. Both hospitals have been named 2025 "Great Community Hospitals" due to their dedication to clinical excellence, academic advancement and personalized, comprehensive care delivery. The recognition is based on nominations and data from... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Donors Norman Pattiz and Mary Turner Pattiz have made a $3 million gift to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish the Norman and Mary Pattiz Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, whose goal is to advance cures for ovarian cancer. The inaugural holder of the chair is Saul Priceman,... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
In July, Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, began her three-year term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). To read more, click here.... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The USC Roski Eye Institute welcomed surgeons, fellows and residents from around the world on June 6-7 for its popular oculoplastics surgery training program, now in its seventh iteration since 2015. Unlike traditional surgical skills courses that rely on videos or simulation devices, “The Cutting Edge: The USC Oculofacial Plastic... Read More »
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Keck Hospital of USC announced that it has become a Verified Comprehensive Inpatient Vascular Center by the Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a Quality Program developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Vascular procedures and interventions address issues in a patient’s circulatory system,... Read More »
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), a San Diego–based center established by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, is predicting how Alzheimer's disease treatment will advance in the decade to come. Leaders from USC ATRI say that as screening and preventive care become routine, new... Read More »