Recent News
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Analysis finds meaningful impact on pharmaceutical innovation from reduced revenues
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A new white paper from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics shows that for every 10% reduction in expected revenues from prescription drug prices in the United States, innovation — such as clinical trial starts or new drug approvals — is expected to ultimately fall by 2.5% to... Read More »
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The Fulbright Program honors members of the USC Health Sciences community
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
This year, the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program has recognized a student and a recent alumnus from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. They join 22 additional students and alumni from across the university, making the University of Southern California a top producer of Fulbright students in the state.... Read More »
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Keck School researchers to launch Project Firestorm
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC are embarking on a rapid-response epidemiological study to investigate the immediate and long-term health impacts of wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires. The goal is to build an evidence base detailing the multiple health risks people face during WUI fires and to determine how... Read More »
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Medicare beneficiaries face much higher drug costs as plans shift to coinsurance
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
According to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, expected out of-pocket costs for commonly prescribed brand-name medications have grown substantially for Medicare Part D beneficiaries as drug plans increasingly tie patient costs to list prices. The study was published in JAMA. The share of stand-alone Part... Read More »
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USC Oncology Physical Therapy Residency Program director earns award
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Kimiko Yamada, DPT, director of the Oncology Physical Therapy Residency Program at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, is receiving national recognition for her efforts to promote and advance physical therapy as a critical resource for cancer survivors. Yamada will receive an APTA Clinical Excellence in Oncologic Physical... Read More »
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Why some heavy drinkers develop advanced liver disease, while others do not
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease. The findings were published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Diabetes, high blood pressure and... Read More »
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Keck Medical Center of USC lights up red to raise awareness of heart disease
Friday, February 7, 2025
What do the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel, the Forever Marilyn sculpture in Palm Springs and Keck Medical Center of USC have in common? They are among Southern California landmarks and buildings being lit up red in honor of National Wear Red Day, Feb. 7,... Read More »
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After a dozen failed eye surgeries, a patient finds hope and healing
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Stephen Singer had endured more than a dozen eye surgeries, and he was still facing the prospect of complete vision loss. He was eventually referred to the USC Roski Eye Institute, where Sun Young Lee, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal disease, would discover the root cause of his... Read More »
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Early intervention can change the lives of infants with cerebral palsy
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
For the past three years, Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, Sykes Family Chair in Pediatric Physical Therapy and director of the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy's Motor Development Lab, and Christiana Butera, PhD, EdM, an assistant professor of research for the division, have been hard at work spreading the word... Read More »