Peace and understanding have been in relatively short supply throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. To help restore them both in the wake of the past two tumultuous years, the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is … Read More »

You may know that the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list ranked Keck Medical Center of USC among the top 50 in the country in 12 specialties, but how are those rankings achieved? And how does physician voting … Read More »

There’s a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but those who might benefit from it know almost nothing about it, a new study shows.

In the spring of 2021, for the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Read More »

The lead singer of the rock band The Offspring, Dexter Holland, will deliver the address at one of the commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, speaking to PhD, DNAP, MPH and MS graduate … Read More »

In early February, thousands of physical therapy professionals and students from across the nation headed to San Antonio, Texas for the American Physical Therapy Association’s first in-person Combined Sections Meeting since 2020. Faculty and students from the USC … Read More »

Steven Richeimer, MD, chief of the division of pain medicine at Keck Medicine of USC and professor of clinical anesthesiology and psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has announced that … Read More »

Studying alcohol abuse has taken on increased importance: Data has shown a sharp increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, and habits have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.

In an effort to reverse this trend, a multidisciplinary team has … Read More »

This year, eight departments at the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranked in the top 10 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in their fields, an increase from six departments last year.

“The past year was extremely challenging for … Read More »

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center now offers patients with lymphoma and leukemia access to a new class of treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy.

CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy is unlike any other treatments currently available for … Read More »

The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has once again ranked No. 2 nationally in terms of funding from the National Institutes of Health … Read More »

On New Year’s Day, USC junior Selah Kitchiner floated down Colorado Boulevard on a conveyance both dazzling and ephemeral. The purple and gold 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade float was covered in roses, sunflowers and seaweed with Venetian columns and … Read More »

For the second consecutive year, USC’s master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine has been able to offer scholarships to its talented students. Supported by the generosity of an anonymous donor who established the Cardinal … Read More »

David Armstrong, PhD, DPM (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco)

As part of its partnership with Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP), Keck Medicine of USC has developed a … Read More »

The COVID-19 omicron variant — which went from newly detected to widespread transmission seemingly overnight — is showing a decline both in Los Angeles County and at the University of Southern California.

“We are relieved to have passed the peak of … Read More »

In early February 2020, prior to sweeping lockdowns due to the pandemic, the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hosted the Pacific … Read More »

Patients coping with cancer often must juggle multiple treatments and appointments — along with the resulting fatigue — making the chance to receive cancer care close to home all the more welcome.

For residents of northwestern Orange County, the new offices … Read More »

Latino immigrants, especially noncitizens, face a much greater risk of dying than their U.S.-born peers, USC researchers have found.

The findings were published Feb. 8 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

To continue reading this story, … Read More »

More than 40 years ago, USC gave Dr. Vladimir Zelman an opportunity. Today, he is giving USC an opportunity.

Professor of anesthesiology, emeritus professor of USC, and longtime Keck School supporter, Dr. Zelman recently created and endowed the Vladimir Zelman, MD, … Read More »

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program, housed in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is entering the second semester of its first year, having opened in Fall 2021. The program leverages the Keck School … Read More »