• A doctor takes a pregnant woman's blood pressure, which could predict her risk of future hypertension

Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk

March 18th, 2025

Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered slightly elevated but clinically normal during pregnancy, with no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure, face an increased risk of developing hypertension in the five years after ... Read More »

  • Employees of USC Arcadia Hospital gather to celebrate their workforce integration.

USC Arcadia Hospital celebrates workforce integration

March 17th, 2025

The full value of a merger can only be realized if effort is made to build and leverage organizational synergies beyond the transactional deal. Integrating an entire hospital full of new departments, facilities and thousands ... Read More »

  • Adam Leventhal, PhD, founding executive director of the USC Institute for Addiction Science.

For Adam Leventhal, PhD, addiction science is a personal mission

March 12th, 2025

Adam Leventhal, PhD, a University Professor with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, witnessed the effects of addiction up close in high school, then later, within his family. Now a leading expert on addiction, ... Read More »

  • Jane F. Emerson, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the Keck School of Medicine

Keck School names new chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

March 12th, 2025

Jane F. Emerson, MD, PhD, has been announced as the new chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective March 1. Having served as the ... Read More »

  • At USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Day of Discovery on March 7, students watched a demonstration of how to prepare a sterile IV drip. (Photo/Laura Nuno)

Local students find inspiration, insight at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Day of Discovery

March 10th, 2025

On March 7, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) welcomed 72 students from 11 local high schools for its annual Healthcare Day of Discovery, which invites high school students interested in careers in health care to ... Read More »

  • A logo for the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's Gold Center of Excellence designation.

Keck Hospital of USC named Gold Center of Excellence

March 7th, 2025

The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) has given Keck Hospital of USC a Gold Center of Excellence designation, recognizing it as one of the top extracorporeal life support (ECLS) programs worldwide. Extracorporeal life support, also ... Read More »

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