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Monday, April 8, 2019
The Keck Medicine of USC Health Pavilion will return to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held April 13-14 on the University Park Campus. The pavilion will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 13, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 14. Activities include: Blood pressure checks Blood glucose checks... Read More »
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Monday, April 8, 2019
Hyun Kyoung “Sarah” Hong has always been interested in helping others. “In high school, I knew I was interested in psychology and psychiatry, listening and making connections with people,” said the Korea-born Hong, USC Student Health’s new violence prevention specialist, who attended school in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has “been an... Read More »
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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Serious mental illness (SMI) imposes devastating costs to a person’s life, impacting health care costs, education, work and life expectancy. The individual economic burden of SMI is high, comparable to cancer and diabetes, and is further exacerbated by the relatively young age of onset. While there is acceptance that early... Read More »
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Dental enamel is tricky stuff. Even though it’s the body’s hardest material, if it wears away from cavities, acidic food or drinks or overbrushing, it doesn’t regenerate. All that could change in the future, though. Janet Moradian-Oldak, PhD, MSc, professor of biomedical sciences at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry... Read More »
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Michael Quick, USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Carol Mauch Amir, senior vice president for legal affairs and professionalism, will be retiring from their positions, effective June 30, according to a memo from USC Interim President Wanda Austin. Quick will return to the faculty, where he... Read More »
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Keck Medicine of USC celebrates a milestone on April 1, marking the 10-year anniversary of USC’s purchase of two hospitals from Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Hailed at the time as a “tremendous victory,” the acquisition of Keck Hospital of USC — then known as USC University Hospital — and USC Norris Cancer Hospital... Read More »
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Communication between doctors and their patients is one factor in providing excellent health care. It is with that in mind that Keck Medicine of USC recently added new features to the myUSCchart patient portal to enhance dialog between patients and providers. Now patients have access to notes from their visits... Read More »
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Courtney Voelker, MD, director of neurotology in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC, traveled to Bolivia in 2015. It was during that trip, operating at 12,000 feet, that she witnessed the repercussions of the lack of access to health care... Read More »
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
Can exercise reduce the risk of heart disease in people with breast cancer? That’s what Kyuwan Lee, a PhD candidate in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, investigated as part of a study led by Christina Dieli-Conwright, PHD, MD, assistant professor of research biokinesiology and physical therapy, called... Read More »
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Thu Nguyen-Knowles will never forget the optimism and energy she felt the first time she stepped on USC’s campus as a candidate for executive director of clinical operations at USC Student Health. “When I first came to USC’s campus, I got goosebumps,” she said. “I immediately felt like I found... Read More »
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Doctors treat disease, fix broken bones and offer advice on exercise and diet, but USC Professor Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, thinks they can and should do more. Overcrowded housing, food insecurity, homelessness, poverty, the lack of community-based health care services for marginalized populations — they all deserve attention. And doctors and... Read More »