USC collaborates with LA city, county to explore use of rapid COVID-19 testing

USC researchers are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a project to examine the use of coronavirus rapid antigen tests among first responders and school-aged children.

The pilot study aims Read More »

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

Volunteer effort offers help to the pandemic’s most vulnerable groups

When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s “Safer at Home” order began on March 19, Keck Medicine of USC family medicine physician Jennifer Boozer, DO, knew seniors would suffer.

“When we rapidly switched from office care to telehealth, Read More »

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

In Memoriam: Gayle Garner Roski, artist, benefactor and namesake of USC art school and eye institute

World-renowned artist and USC alumna and benefactor Gayle Garner Roski died Oct. 21 in Los Angeles. The namesake of the USC Gayle Garner Roski School of Art and Design and the USC Gayle and Edward Read More »

October 26th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Your guide to a COVID-19 vaccine: What the public needs to know

News about a potential COVID-19 vaccine is announced almost daily, leading people to wonder when a vaccine will be available, and whether it will be safe. Edward Jones-Lopez, MD, MS, a Keck Medicine of USC infectious diseases expert and Read More »

October 26th, 2020|Announcements, Clinical Studies, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers unlock evolutionary history of the pituitary gland

A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental — and evolutionary — story of the pituitary gland.

The pea-sized gland, nestled at the base of the brain, produces hormones that drive growth, aggression, sexual development and reproduction. For decades, Read More »

October 26th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|