Study: Common medication for lung cancer symptoms found to limit effectiveness of cancer treatment

July 7th, 2025

A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers found that corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy, are the main reason certain ... Read More »

  • USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim tours the Health Sciences Campus.

Beong-Soo Kim’s visit to campus is music to our ears

July 3rd, 2025

USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim shares his music at USC Norris Cancer Hospital. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III) The ethereal sounds of Bach’s first cello suite drifted through the halls of USC Norris Cancer Hospital ... Read More »

  • A woman with an assistive hearing device enjoys an active social life

Study: Hearing devices significantly improve social lives of those with hearing loss

July 3rd, 2025

A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of Keck Medicine of USC, published today in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, is the first to link hearing aids and ... Read More »

  • Keck Medicine of USC, a Center of Excellence for Safe Medication-Use and Pharmacy Practice

Keck Medicine receives award for excellence in pharmacy practices

July 1st, 2025

Keck Medicine of USC has received accreditation/certification as a Center of Excellence for Safe Medication-Use and Pharmacy Practice from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), making Keck Medicine one of only eight health systems ... Read More »

  • Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD, chair of the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Meltzer names new chair of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

July 1st, 2025

On June 30, Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, announced the appointment of Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD, as chair of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences ... Read More »

  • Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, director of the Wound Management Physical Therapy Residency for the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Leading innovator in physical therapy earns APTA Practice Award

June 30th, 2025

The American Physical Therapy Association has bestowed Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, director of the USC Wound Management Physical Therapy Residency, with the Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Practice Award for her outstanding and ... Read More »

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