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Monday, February 18, 2019
An estimated 10 percent of older adults experience some form of abuse each year. However, the link between injuries and possible elder abuse may take months or years to establish and is often difficult to investigate due to poor documentation during prior medical visits. Geriatric experts now hope to standardize... Read More »
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new laboratory tool, which is poised to improve the development and effectiveness of a burgeoning group of therapies that use patients’ immune systems to fight cancer with genetically engineered CAR-T cells. Called the Topanga assay, the tool was... Read More »
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
To continue to strive for excellence, USC must continue to cultivate a community that works together, interim USC President Wanda M. Austin said during her State of the University address. Speaking to hundreds of people at the Health Sciences and University Park campuses Feb. 12-14, Austin — appointed interim president... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
A decade ago, Robert Turek was in perfect health — until, suddenly, he wasn’t. Today, though, he’s back in the outdoors thanks to a partnership between physicians and surgeons at Keck Medicine of USC. “It couldn’t be my heart,” Turek remembered thinking at the time. “I was a runner. I ran... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Baseball fans are likely familiar with the phrase “Tommy John surgery.” While pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1970s, John underwent the first surgery of its kind to repair damage to his elbow. The technical name for the procedure is ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCL) surgery. UCL injury... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Keck Medicine of USC recently announced the acquisition of Los Angeles Cardiology Associates, a cardiovascular care group with eight locations across the Los Angeles region. This acquisition, effective Feb. 24, expands the cardiovascular care provided by Keck Medicine and adds 11 physicians to the institution’s roster of faculty cardiologists. Physicians... Read More »
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Monday, February 11, 2019
Giorgia Quadrato, PhD, loves a good challenge. That’s why the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s newest assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine currently spends her time growing 3-D networks of human nerve cells, called brain organoids, in the laboratory. “I think studying the brain is, by... Read More »
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Monday, February 11, 2019
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest-ranked cancer care provider in Southern California, announces the appointment of Caryn Lerman, PhD, as the center’s new director, effective March 15. She also will hold the position of professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Keck School of Medicine of USC leaders honored the memory of one of the founders of psychoanalytical and psychosomatic medicine recently, and continued a tradition of innovation in the field by installing Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, as Franz Alexander Chair in Psychiatry. “(Franz Alexander) left a remarkable legacy as a... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Visitors to the Health Sciences Campus have seen a variety of construction projects underway in recent years. Significant progress was made in 2018, with 2019 looking to continue the improvement and evolution of the campus. The HSC Beautification Project, managed by Capital Construction Development, will move forward with its street... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Cerebral palsy is a lifelong disorder of movement caused by a disturbance to the developing fetal or infant brain. It is the most common physical disability in childhood, affecting more than 17 million people worldwide. Approximately 70 percent of children with cerebral palsy will walk, but they tend to learn... Read More »