Keck Medicine of USC to receive high-volume COVID-19 tests

Keck Hospital of USC has been chosen to be part of a network of hospitals and laboratories receiving automated, high-volume COVID-19 patient testing, Keck Medicine of USC administrators announced March 30. The tests are expected to arrive early in the Read More »

March 31st, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Surgical residents train to help as critical care nurses during pandemic

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers across Keck Medicine of USC, LA County + USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) and the Keck School of Medicine of USC worked quickly to improve the response to this crisis. In an innovative Read More »

March 31st, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Living organ donation for cancer patient cements a decades-long friendship

For his 10th turn at running the Los Angeles Marathon, Phil Shin did not want to race against the clock. This was his opportunity to enjoy the course, run with friends — and run without cancer.

The South Pasadena resident and Read More »

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

Keck Medicine of USC asks community to donate gear to protect health care workers and patients from COVID-19

Keck Medicine of USC is asking the community to donate protective gear for health care workers at Keck Medicine hospitals and outpatient clinics so they have the supplies they need to protect themselves and others as they care for patients with COVID-19.

“Currently, we have adequate Read More »

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

Lung cancer patients living in rural areas, uninsured or on Medicaid less likely to get recommended treatment

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a group of lung cancers named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer, constitutes more than 80% of all lung Read More »

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

Lizards’ immune systems are not only for fighting germs, but also for regrowing severed tails

The human immune system has been getting a bad rap lately. However, the lizard immune system is finally receiving its due credit for enabling lizards to regrow severed tails.

In a recent study in the Journal of Immunology and Read More »

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

Efforts on the ground: how the nursing staff at Keck Medicine is responding to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 situation grows more serious, Keck Medicine of USC is working extremely hard to respond to these rapidly changing circumstances. This ongoing series of stories will share the experiences of faculty and staff and their responses to the Read More »

March 26th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

USC faculty and staff send protective gear to medical center during COVID-19 crisis

When the plea came for equipment to protect Keck Medicine of USC staff as they treat victims of the coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Armani, PhD, had one thought: the Read More »

March 25th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Zaro joins faculty at USC School of Pharmacy

Jennica Zaro, PhD, has joined the faculty of the department of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences as associate professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.

She comes to the USC School of Read More »

March 25th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Robert Ryu named chair of Department of Radiology

Robert Ryu, MD, has been recruited to serve as the chair of the Department of Radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective May 1.

Ryu is coming from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he’s the Read More »

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

Match Day goes on: Students celebrate virtually after residency placement

Instead of opening envelopes, fourth-year students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC opened emails. Instead of exchanging hugs and high-fives with their classmates on the quad, they shared messages and photos.

Exercising the kind of caution that has proven Read More »

March 23rd, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Opioid withdrawal increases health risks for people who inject drugs

Experiencing the symptoms of opioid withdrawal increases the odds that a person who injects drugs will share needles or have a non-fatal overdose, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine published in the journal Read More »

March 19th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

How narcolepsy can impact student life

Timothy Wang is a bachelor’s-to-master’s student in the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. In support of Day4Naps, a global narcolepsy awareness day on March 14, Wang shared with student ambassador Read More »

March 18th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Chan tops U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the nation’s occupational therapy programs

The USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is once again home to the top occupational therapy educational program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released Read More »

March 18th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Perspective: Coronavirus could hit homeless hard, and that could hit everyone hard

As the number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, continues to grow, the nation is on edge. Doctors and scientists do not know what percentage of the general population has been infected and what percentage of Read More »

March 17th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Health benefits for infants outweigh risks of eating fish during pregnancy

To eat or not to eat fish is a question that has long concerned pregnant women. Now, a new study shows that children whose mothers ate fish from one to three times a week during pregnancy were more likely to Read More »

March 17th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

UPDATED: Precautionary measures in place to help reduce the spread of COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the rising number of cases in California, Keck Medicine of USC has announced the following precautions to protect staff and patients and reduce the spread of the disease.

The following Read More »

March 16th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Epilepsy patient finds new hope through groundbreaking robot-assisted surgery

Roy Reynosa, 22, of Taft, California, had suffered from epileptic seizures since he was 12.

After years of being treated with anti-seizure medications that had no effect, he was resigned to a life of never knowing when or where a seizure Read More »

March 16th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Important: Continuing updates from Keck Medicine and USC leadership regarding COVID-19

The university and Keck Medicine of USC continue to issue updates regarding the developing COVID-19 situation. For the latest developments, remember to check the following sites regularly: USC’s central information hub,Read More »

March 13th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Christopher Powers named associate chair of USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Professor Christopher Powers, PhD, has been named to replace Cheryl Resnik, DPT, as she steps down from her role of associate chair at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy.

“I have worked alongside Cheryl for nearly Read More »

March 13th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|