With the emergence of bone in early life forms, the diversity of life on Earth expanded to encompass the bone-forming vertebrates, a group of species ranging from the tiny frog Paedophryne amauensis to the mighty blue whale. Bone formation in … Read More »
Physicians and leading scientists from across the country gathered recently to celebrate the inauguration of the Keck School of Medicine’s Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research.
More than 100 people attended the symposium, titled “The Pulmonary Challenge: Innovations in Lung Development, Stem … Read More »
Although men often outnumber women in science fields, women comprise the majority of a USC-led team that is the first in the world to seek therapeutic drug discovery from fungi launched into space.
USC School of Pharmacy doctoral students Jillian Romsdahl, … Read More »
A recent $10 million gift from the Gehr Family Foundation to the Keck School of Medicine of USC has established The Gehr Family Center for Implementation Science. Under the leadership of Michael Hochman, MD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical … Read More »
An early morning sun was shining at Hazard Park on a recent Saturday, as several USC student groups and staff volunteers prepared for the 2016 Health and Fitness Expo, sponsored by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign.
Representatives from the USC Division … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC is among 77 leading hospitals selected nationwide to participate in a campaign that aims to make the improvement of intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes as easy as A, B, C.
The Society of Critical Care Medicine, a … Read More »
Thousands of visitors heard about healthy living practices and learned about their own health at the Keck Medicine Health Pavilion during the 21st annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held April 9-10 on the University Park Campus.
Students, faculty and … Read More »
For Joseph T. Rodgers, PhD, the path to becoming an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at USC began in the woods of Ohio.
“My dad is a chemical engineer, and he’s always been an outdoorsy person,” Rodgers … Read More »
Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink up because coffee consumption may decrease the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study.
Researchers from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and others examined more than … Read More »
Professor Emeritus Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, MD, former USC vice president for health affairs, died April 6 after a long battle with Parkinson disease. He was 86.
Van Der Meulen was recruited to the Keck School of Medicine of USC … Read More »
Participants are sought to join Keck Medicine of USC team Trojan Hearts in the Greater Los Angeles Congenital Heart Walk at 8 a.m. May 1 at the Griffith Park Crystal Springs Picnic Area, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles.
The team’s … Read More »
Attendees were treated to several operatic performances and a discussion about the ways music affects the mind during “Music and Medicine: Experiments and Explorations,” a Visions and Voices event held March 31 at Mayer Auditorium on the Health Sciences Campus.
Berislav … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine faculty member and director of Pancreas Transplantation, Kiran Dhanireddy, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of USC Care. Dhanireddy will serve as the lead clinical administrator, oversee quality and patient safety concerns, create and implement … Read More »
The importance of studying young emergent lung cancer was emphasized recently during a luncheon for the USC Norris Ambassadors on March 24.
Barbara Gitlitz, MD, and Ite Laird-Offringa, PhD, gave a presentation on the genetic predisposition to lung cancer as well … Read More »
For decades after leaving the former Soviet Union, Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD, worked to expand and promote the Russian scientific community, organizing international exchanges between scientists and supporting his former colleagues as they advanced in research and medicine.
Now, the Keck … Read More »
Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have demonstrated that targeting survivin — a protein that inhibits apoptosis or cell death — enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cells and mouse models of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is taking a collaborative approach to diagnose and treat sepsis.
Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis kills about 258,000 Americans each year … Read More »
A noted local philanthropist has given a donation to support urology research and innovation at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Grateful patient Joseph “Bud” Cashen, 84, a U.S. Marine who served two tours of duty in Korea and was one … Read More »
A USC study that tracked Southern California children over a 20-year period has found they now have significantly fewer respiratory symptoms as a result of improved air quality.
The finding expands on the landmark USC Children’s Health Study, which a … Read More »
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