USC completes its first paired kidney transplant

The USC Abdominal Transplant team completed its first paired kidney transplant on April 24, successfully transplanting a kidney obtained through an exchange with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore into a patient at Keck Medical Center.

In a paired kidney exchange, also Read More »

May 6th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

All sugars are not equally desirable, new study finds

When it comes to sweeteners, one indulgence makes our brains predisposed to do it again, according to a new study by researchers at Keck Medicine of USC.

Researcher Kathleen Page, MD, assistant professor of Medicine at <span style=Read More »

May 4th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Demeter Otolaryngology Practice joins Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC is joining with the Demeter, Hubanks and Stoneman Otolaryngology Practice to form USC Otolaryngology Associates in the communities of La Cañada Flintridge and Glendale.

As part of the USC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the practice Read More »

May 1st, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Family income, parental education related to brain structure in youths

Characterizing associations between socioeconomic factors and children’s brain development, a team including investigators from nine universities across the country reports correlative links between family income and brain structure. Relationships between the brain and family income were strongest in the lowest Read More »

May 1st, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|