The newest addition to the urology staff at Keck Medicine of USC will fit right in working in a city noted for its celebrities — he’s been doing surgeries on high-profile patients in Latin America for years. One of his … Read More »
The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an unexpected intermediary – odors.
Keck Medicine of USC researchers have discovered for the first time that the estrous cycle (the equivalent of the human menstrual cycle) … Read More »
Artist and cancer survivor Erna Braun spoke Oct. 14 to mark the opening of an exhibit of her paintings in the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Resource Library at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Braun’s show is the sixth in a rotating exhibit … Read More »
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has received a financial boost — and a new name for its Special Patients Clinic — thanks to a donation from Roseann Mulligan and Glenn Clark.
The official announcement was made on Oct. 13 to … Read More »
Tissue regeneration is getting a boost from a $2 million grant divided among 10 research centers and universities, including the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC.
The National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research has directed the research community to … Read More »
With offices dotted across Los Angeles County, Keck Medicine of USC’s primary care network is growing. This fact is especially important now, with open enrollment for Keck Medicine of USC employees set to begin Monday, Nov. 2, and continue until … Read More »
On many Saturdays, students from several high schools in Los Angeles who are participants in Med-COR meet for tutoring in math, science and English, and for SAT preparation. They also meet physicians and other medical professionals who talk to them … Read More »
A physician-led initiative to create a code of professional standards for Keck Medicine of USC took center stage during a weeklong celebration to end October.
Professionalism Week from Oct. 26–30 engaged staff across Keck Medicine to develop a set of professional … Read More »
Two additional physicians have joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC.
Raymond Hah, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, returns to the orthopaedic department after … Read More »
A long-running and widely cited USC study on the health effects of pollution on children is exporting its methods to Eastern Africa.
The USC study group, which is based on the Health Science Campus, and Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia have … Read More »
One of the most important decisions medical students have to make — and one that is on their minds from just about the first day of medical school — is choosing a specialty.
Melody Rasouli, president of the student chapter of … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center raised more than $2 million at its 2015 star-studded black tie gala fundraiser held Oct. 10 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
The event honored philanthropists Dana and David Dornsife with the Visionary Award and physician-scientist Parkash … Read More »
As a winner of an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, USC Stem Cell principal investigator Min Yu, MD, PhD, will strive to develop individualized medicine targeting rare and deadly breast cancer stem cells. The five-year, $2.475 million award is part … Read More »
As part of landmark research into the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a five-year grant totaling almost $8 million from the National Institutes of Health.
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development … Read More »
The members of the Rotary Club of San Marino recently got a chance to learn about current and upcoming exhibitions at the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery.
Lynn Crandall, director of the gallery, spoke on Oct. 1 about the … Read More »
Virtual reality, wearable technology, artificial intelligence — the dawn of the technological revolution in health care is here.
Some of the latest medical innovations were highlighted Friday at the 9th USC Body Computing Conference, a daylong summit focusing on the bridges … Read More »
Seeking to strengthen partnerships between two of USC’s oldest schools, scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences recently gathered to discuss new research and areas for future collaboration.
The Keck-Dornsife … Read More »
A pioneering research institute at Keck Medicine of USC was renamed Oct. 7 to honor a pair of longtime USC supporters, Mark and Mary Stevens, who donated $50 million to further the institute’s study of the human brain.
USC President C. … Read More »
The ceremony installing the J. Terrence Lanni Chair in Cancer Research was one of heartfelt tributes for two men, a doctor and a patient, who formed a tight bond over the years they fought to save Terry Lanni’s life.
Terry Lanni … Read More »
A Keck Medicine of USC researcher has been awarded grant funding to further his research into the detection and treatment of prostate cancer, which is among the most common types of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death … Read More »