Study: Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe
Hospital-level care provided in a patient’s own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, and the possibility of faster recovery as a result, according to a USC Schaeffer ... Read More »
Belonging and camouflaging while Black, female and autistic
A new conceptual article published in Autism in Adulthood by a team of USC researchers and students from the Disparity Reduction and Equity in Autism Services (DREAmS) Lab explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic camouflaging ... Read More »
To regenerate the kidney, please don’t pass the salt
A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. ... Read More »
Cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC, published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, finds that transgender adults have double the prevalence of cirrhosis compared to cisgender adults (people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at ... Read More »
Bluthenthal and Hughes Halbert take lead in population and public health
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has named interim leadership for the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, distinguished professor of population and public health sciences, stepped into the role ... Read More »
Cogan named recipient of ACRM’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award
Alison Cogan, PhD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award ... Read More »