Jan. 28 update on Wuhan Novel Coronavirus from USC Student Health

The following statement was issued by USC Student Health at 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Current updates can be found here.

 

We want to provide information about reports that a student was transported by ambulance from off-campus Read More »

January 28th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

New virtual consults make it easier to diagnose and treat student skin issues

USC students who have a mysterious rash, problem acne or any number of other conditions can now heal their skin without having to see a dermatologist in person.

Virtual dermatology consults, which have been available through USC Student Read More »

January 28th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Student Health releases information update regarding the novel coronavirus

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, chief health officer for USC Student Health and clinical professor of family medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, released a statement Read More »

January 27th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

“Dabbing” teens more likely to keep using cannabis and increase its use

Of all the ways adolescents experiment with cannabis, “dabbing” cannabis concentrate is the method most likely to lead to ongoing and increasingly frequent use, new USC research shows.

The study appeared Jan. 24 in JAMA Network Open.

The Read More »

January 27th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Teens, young adults drive increase in mental health ER visits

A new study led by faculty at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and fellows at the USC Schaeffer Center shows mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits have increased substantially since 2009, a trend driven by large increases in Read More »

January 24th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|