USC Norris Cancer Hospital, part of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization.
“This is a tremendous honor, and recognizes USC Norris Hospital … Read More »
The first time Sergio Juarez attempted the 10-minute walk from his home to the USC campus, the 64-year-old had to call his wife Sara to pick him up.
“I felt dizzy,” Juarez says. “I thought, ‘I’ll never try this again.’”
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Somewhere along the long and winding road of evolution, our ancestors lost the ability to produce a small but mighty group of molecules called theta-defensins that help fight bacterial infections.
More than seven million years later, researchers at the Keck School … Read More »
In 2010, the newly passed Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — mandated that states expand Medicaid eligibility to cover millions of uninsured Americans. But when the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional for states, close to half … Read More »
A human stroke drug, fast-tracked by the Food and Drug Administration and soon entering Phase 3 clinical trials, shows intriguing signs that it might also be a safe and powerful defense against Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
A … Read More »