Little tricksters find treats on Health Sciences Campus

Dozens of the smallest superheroes and villains joined miniature professionals and spooky skeletons to invade the Health Sciences Campus on Oct. 31, for the annual Halloween Parade. The children trekked through Keck Hospital of USC and visited USC Norris Cancer Read More »

October 31st, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Zebrafish make waves in our understanding of a common craniofacial birth defect

Children are not as hard-headed as adults — in a very literal sense. Babies are born with soft spots and flexible joints called sutures at the junctions where various sections of their skull bones meet. If these sutures fuse prematurely, Read More »

October 30th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Ultra-high-field brain scanner receives FDA approval for clinical use

On October 24, the ultra-high-field 7T Terra magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC received FDA approval for clinical use, Read More »

October 30th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Pituitary tumors that invade bone, brain to be focus of USC research

Gabriel Zada, MD, a neurosurgeon at Keck Medicine of USC, has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research pituitary adenomas, which are commonly occurring yet little-studied tumors arising from the Read More »

October 29th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

To diversify research, USC teams with Florida universities on cancer disparities

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to create a cancer health equity center at USC and two partner institutions that will conduct research on cancer health disparities, train underrepresented minorities and perform community outreach.

USC will Read More »

October 26th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Large tumors are no problem for surgical oncologist

William Tseng, MD, an internationally recognized sarcoma expert and associate professor of clinical surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, knew he wanted to be a cancer surgeon back when he was in high school and participated in Read More »

October 25th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC dentistry provides free treatment to hundreds of underserved students

Karla Hernandez, 12, went to school on Friday, exhausted.

The sixth-grader at John Muir Middle School hadn’t slept at all the night before, kept awake by an agonizing toothache that even aspirin wouldn’t relieve.

Karla needed a root canal — and fast. Read More »

October 25th, 2018|Announcements|

Open enrollment begins Oct. 29

USC employees are encouraged to take advantage of what is in almost all cases the only chance to re-enroll or choose new benefit options during this year’s open enrollment period, beginning Oct. 29, through Nov. 12.

Popular Read More »

October 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital among top 10 percent in the nation for cardiac care

Keck Hospital of USC is being recognized for its exceptional cardiac care with a 2019 Healthgrades excellence award for percutaneous coronary intervention. According to Healthgrades, the hospital ranks among the top 10 percent in the nation for the procedure, which Read More »

October 23rd, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Adult cystic fibrosis clinic receives $1 million gift from Anton Yelchin Foundation

The USC Center for Cystic Fibrosis – Adult Care at Keck Hospital of USC has received a generous $1 million gift from the Anton Yelchin Foundation. Anton Yelchin had cystic fibrosis, and Read More »

October 22nd, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

USC scientist honored for research into cancer-causing behaviors

Adam Leventhal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, received the American Cancer Society’s Giants of Science Determination Award Oct. 18 in Beverly Hills for his novel research of the causes, consequences, treatment Read More »

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

Newest fellowship recipient announced at Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research

Ji-Seung Yoo, PhD, postdoctoral scholar – research associate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been chosen as the newest awardee of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The award was activated in September 2018.

The HCPR Read More »

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

Physician wellness efforts grow across Keck Medicine

After decades of punishing schedules and high-pressure exams, medical schools across the nation are awakening to the need for major changes in how doctors are trained — and USC is leading this charge on physician wellness.

Because medical students are expected Read More »

October 17th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Young adults’ cancer survival rates jump in surprising new study

Young Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the role of HIV/AIDS, fundamentally altering a long-standing narrative about their cancer mortality, according to new findings by USC scientists.

For decades, Read More »

October 16th, 2018|Announcements, Clinical Studies, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell and BCRegMed Virtual Symposium brings Canada to California

It didn’t require plane tickets to bring together scientists from USC Stem Cell in Los Angeles and BCRegMed in Vancouver. During October’s Virtual Symposium, videoconferencing technology enabled these scientists to share ideas as if they were sitting in the same Read More »

October 16th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Yang Chai elected to National Academy of Medicine

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai, PhD, DDS, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a membership which is considered one of the highest honors in the Read More »

October 15th, 2018|Announcements|

USC expert dispels diabetes myths for Latino audience

Martha Garcia lives with Type 2 diabetes, a preventable and manageable disease that for many feels like a social death sentence. The myths surrounding the disease made Garcia believe she had two choices — continue with the habits that Read More »

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

It’s Just a Number: Bradley Williams shows photos at gallery exhibition

For Bradley Williams, a certified geriatric pharmacist with an interest in photography, there was only one way to retire: with a gallery showing of his photographic portraits of older adults.

Williams, professor of clinical pharmacy and clinical gerontology, combined Read More »

October 15th, 2018|Announcements|

Keck Medicine participates in 2018 Pasadena Heart Walk

Ilisa Juried never imagined her heart stopping at age 18.

“I was in New York City’s Grand Central Station singing and dancing, when suddenly I gripped my mother’s shoulder and collapsed,” Juried said.

Suffering from cardiac arrest, she fell to the ground Read More »

October 12th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New wellness programs help USC medical students find balance

To counteract burnout among medical students, the Keck School of Medicine of USC has established a new wellness curriculum featuring mindfulness, anxiety management and stress prevention.

Medical students now receive support and training in areas from physical and mental health to Read More »

October 11th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|