Med students discuss health care policy with legislators

Students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC do more than learn to be physicians: A group of them got a taste of government policymaking after meeting with state legislators in Sacramento on June 6 and 7.

To give students Read More »

June 19th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Vladimir Zelman receives honors from Keck School, Russian university

Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD, clinical professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was honored recently by both the Keck School and by his medical alma mater, Novosibirsk State University in Russia.

In April, the Novosibirsk University Governing Read More »

June 18th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Liver cancer rates vary widely among patients of Asian descent

Identifying patients at a greater risk for specific illnesses could be greatly improved by breaking down broad ethnic and racial categories into more specific groups, according to findings in a research paper published by Keck School of Medicine of USC Read More »

June 18th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Late diabetes diagnosis could be pancreatic cancer signal

Each year, more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes mellitus, also known as Type 2 diabetes. The new diagnosis comes with a long list of potential complications: high blood pressure, nerve damage, kidney disease, stroke, glaucoma and Read More »

June 18th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Meet the Director: Sofia Gruskin invigorates legacy of global health research, education

A Southern California native, Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA, has always felt at home in Los Angeles. The city drew her back in 2011, after 18 years at Harvard University, to launch a health and human rights program at Read More »

June 15th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|