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    Keck Medical Center celebrates Donate Life Month with annual flag-raising
    Thursday, April 17, 2025
    As part of a program commemorating National Donate Life Month, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony on Friday, April 4, in front of Keck Hospital of USC. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate eye, organ and tissue donors; recipients; and the physicians who make these donations possible.... Read More »
    USC Chan ranks No. 2 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 rankings
    Wednesday, April 9, 2025
    The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is ranked the nation’s No. 2 occupational therapy educational program, according to the 2025 Best Graduate Schools issue of U.S. News & World Report. The recognition affirms USC Chan’s steadfast commitment to excellence across its educational, research and clinical practice... Read More »
    Comprehensive Keck Medicine of USC medical office building coming to Pasadena
    Wednesday, April 9, 2025
    Keck Medicine of USC will open a four-story, 100,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building located at 590 S. Fair Oaks Ave. in Pasadena in fall 2025. As the newest addition to the renowned academic health system, the location will significantly expand Keck Medicine clinical care for residents of Pasadena and... Read More »
    Gage Crump to receive the 2025 USC Provost Mentoring Award
    Monday, April 7, 2025
    Gage Crump, PhD, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will be honored with the 2025 USC Provost Mentoring Award at the University’s 44th Academic Honors Convocation in April. The recognition is presented annually... Read More »
    Keck Medicine of USC physicians among Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Doctors
    Monday, April 7, 2025
    Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that 148 physicians associated with the health system were included in Los Angeles Magazine’s April 2025 roster of “Top Doctors”. The doctors represent 39 different specialties. Every day, they go beyond in every way possible, using unmatched expertise to dramatically improve the lives of... Read More »
    USC Norris opens State-of-the-Art Radiation Oncology and Imaging Center
    Thursday, April 3, 2025
    USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has opened Keck Medicine of USC – Radiation Oncology and Imaging, a state-of-the-art radiation oncology and imaging center, at 4590 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach. The 12,500 square-foot clinical space houses new-to-market imaging and radiation therapy technology in a serene,... Read More »
    USC’s pharmacy school announces commencement speaker
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025
    Pharmaceutical industry executive Robert Seidman, PharmD, MPH, has been named the keynote speaker for the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences commencement ceremony. Seidman, a USC alumnus who endowed the annual Robert Seidman Distinguished Speaker Series, is a nationally recognized consultant who has played a pivotal... Read More »
    Expanding access to anti-obesity medications delivers 13% return for society
    Monday, March 31, 2025
    A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds expanded access to anti-obesity medications would lead to significant increases in life expectancy and disease-free years while generating a substantial societal return on investment, even after accounting for treatment costs. More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, which is linked to increased... Read More »