The COVID-19 pandemic has spiraled out of control as a more contagious version of the virus spreads, increasing the urgency to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible. Just this week, Los Angeles County and Orange County designated Dodger Stadium … Read More »
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And while stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, it is much more likely to cause … Read More »
Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, USC scientists partially corrected a skull deformity and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in every 2,500 infants … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed a New Year’s baby and the first child born in 2021. Baby Thomas Vartanian was born to mother Julyana Tekin and father Arbi Vartanian at 4:48 a.m. on Jan. 1. In addition to being able … Read More »
As Keck Medicine of USC has started distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine based on guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two Keck Medicine experts held a press briefing on Jan. 6 to offer an update on … Read More »