March is Self-Harm Awareness Month. Self-harm occurs most often around adolescence, but around 4-5% of adults in the United States will experience this condition at some point in their lives. There are effective treatment options that can help a person … Read More »
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that the incidence rate of metastatic prostate cancer has significantly increased for men 45 and older and coincides with recommendations against routine prostate cancer screenings.
“This study is the first … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC leadership and staff have introduced a new way to engage patients, faculty and staff: Limitless. The goal of this awareness and engagement initiative is to showcase how the organization goes further every day for its patients, empowering … Read More »
On March 7, Charles F. Zukosky, USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced the newest faculty members to receive the highest academic honor that the university bestows — to be named a University Professor or a Distinguished … Read More »
Nearly 6,000 miles west from Downtown Los Angeles lies the island of Saipan. Part of the Mariana Islands, Saipan is popular among both Asian and American tourists who appreciate the stunning scenery, tropical weather and welcoming culture. One local tradition … Read More »
Biotechnology icon and business leader George Scangos, PhD, will be the distinguished keynote speaker for the 115th USC School of Pharmacy Commencement on Friday, May 13.
Named one of the 25 most influential people in … Read More »
Early detection of autism within the community — in the home, at daycare or during well child visits, for example — is critical to increasing access to early intervention services. But surprisingly, there are just a few tools that can … Read More »
As part of her efforts to advance breast cancer immunotherapy, Evanthia Roussos Torres, MD, PhD, member of the USC Norris Tumor Microenvironment Program, has been leading a study on the cancer drug known as … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has ratified a new contract with the California Nurses Association, which represents the hospital’s 300 registered nurses.
The contract includes wage increases with guaranteed annual increases that ensure the contract remains competitive. The contract … Read More »
On Feb. 28, Jeremy Church, MBA, joined Keck Medicine of USC as the chief financial officer of USC Care Medical Group.
Eric Strucko, PhD, CFO of Keck Medicine of USC announced the name of USC Care’s new CFO, stating: “With more … Read More »
Many autistic children have particular preferences for specific sensory stimuli, like focused interest on the flicker of fluorescent lights, pronounced discomfort from a scratchy T-shirt tag or deep cravings for bear hugs. And yet, while every child with autism has … Read More »
When Rong Lu, PhD, joined the University of California as an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in 2014, she knew that earning tenure would figuratively require blood, sweat and tears. But after becoming a … Read More »
Newsweek has named Keck Hospital of USC’s Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) one of the top physical rehabilitation centers in California. At No. 13 in the rankings for California, Keck Hospital reached the top 10% … Read More »
Some of the largest public health and medical organizations in the country have declared racism itself a public health crisis, drawing attention to racial discrimination’s harm to health.
Experts from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and across the university have … Read More »
“Rate your pain from 1 to 10.”
Most people who have been to the doctor have probably been asked to answer this question. A new field known as narrative medicine argues that this momentary question misses the point … Read More »
As the search for better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease continues, some scientists have begun exploring new ways of thinking about the condition in the hope of finding new, more promising ways to prevent and treat it.
One such researcher is … Read More »