The link between air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes

Air pollution can wreak havoc on the respiratory systems of healthy people, so it’s to be expected that it would have an even more damaging effect on people with COVID-19. A recent study by the Keck School Read More »

May 31st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Lonely older adults are more vulnerable to scams

Duke Han, PhD, director of neuropsychology in the Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has led a team of researchers in a study measuring the vulnerability of older adults  to financial Read More »

May 31st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Failures in the generic drug market are costing patients

Cheaper generic alternatives to brand-name drugs are supposed to save consumers and the healthcare system money.  But a new USC Schaeffer Center white paper highlights tactics used by intermediaries in the pharmaceutical distribution system — including pharmacy benefit Read More »

May 31st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Retired physician and USC alumni makes a gift for the advancement of diagnostic radiology

Stewart Fordham, MD, a former physician and faculty member in radiology at the University of California and its then partnering hospital — Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center — has a vision: a day when every individual has an Read More »

May 25th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Narsing Rao establishes the first endowed lectureship in the Department of Ophthalmology

Narsing Rao, MD, one of the University of California’s foremost educators, researchers, clinicians and leaders, has ensured that his passion for teaching will impact generations to come by making a generous gift to establish the Narsing Rao, Read More »

May 25th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Biomedical expert designs health dataset representing all demographic groups

To better understand health disparities among underserved communities, biomedical engineer Ritika Chaturvedi, PhD, has led the creation of American Life in Realtime, a first-of-its kind comprehensive digital health dataset representative of all demographic populations in the United Read More »

May 25th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

First phase of $30 million grant from NIH bestowed on stroke researchers for experimental drug investigation

When administered soon after the onset of acute ischemic stroke, current approved treatments for the condition can dramatically improve patient outcomes. However, not all patients are cured, and approved treatments also carry risks, including cerebral hemorrhage or Read More »

May 25th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

For mental health awareness month, psychiatric pharmacist answers common questions

Lisa W. Goldstone, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the USC School of Pharmacy, is an expert in matters of mental health. She has over 25 years of experience working as a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist and is Read More »

May 24th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study shows that deaf children with learning delays benefit from cochlear implants

Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.

Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech Read More »

May 24th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Research award accelerates research on CAR T-cell therapy for prostate cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight men will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis in his lifetime and about one in 40 will die as a result. A Keck Medicine of USC research team has Read More »

May 19th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Schaeffer Center economic model contributes to National Academy Report on diversity in clinical trials

Populations underrepresented in clinical trials face worse health outcomes that will cost the United States trillions of dollars over the next three decades, according to a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.

The committee relied Read More »

May 19th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Pharmacy’s 115th commencement honors the graduating class of 2022

On March 13, the USC School of Pharmacy marked its 115th commencement before an audience of more than 2,000 family, friends, faculty and staff.

Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, presided over the event in the Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

How an eye exam saved a patient’s life

When Anne Crile began to experience sudden changes to her vision, she never imagined that her symptoms would lead to the diagnosis of a life-threatening brain tumor.

She shared her symptoms with her optometrist at the USC Roski Eye Institute, Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

For large bone injuries, it’s Sonic hedgehog to the rescue

A USC Stem Cell study in NPJ Regenerative Medicine presents intriguing evidence that large bone injuries might trigger a repair strategy in adults that recapitulates elements of skeletal formation in utero. Key to this repair strategy is a gene with a Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School of Medicine graduates honored as “the class that did the impossible”

A graduate in red and gold speaks at a microphone Libère Ndacayisaba, now PhD, addressed his fellow graduates at the commencement ceremony. (Photo/Courtesy of the Keck School of Medicine of USC)

While the pandemic Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School of Medicine graduates congratulated for choosing to become forces for good

On May 14, more than 150 students of the Keck School of Medicine of USC walked across the stage of the Galen Center to receive their diplomas. All of them had one thing in common: they all Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Commencement, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Traditional sashes bring a glimpse of home for Native American graduates

On the morning of April 27th, PhD student Cynthia Begay, MPH, passed a set of sashes to Dylan Goodwill, M.Ed., assistant director of undergraduate admission. Made from a handwoven blanket and embellished with cardinal and gold detailing, the sashes would Read More »

May 18th, 2022|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

PharmD student earns U.S. Public Health Service award just before graduation

Samara White, a fourth year PharmD student at the USC School of Pharmacy, recently received the 2022 Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) for her work as Read More »

May 12th, 2022|Announcements, Commencement, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell checks in with accomplished graduate Clare Yarka

The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC is highlighting graduates of the Master of Science Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. As the 41 master’s students in the Class of Read More »

May 11th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

DPT graduate proves it’s never too late to pursue higher education

Lucia Madero, who will receive her DPT at this week’s upcoming commencement, didn’t have a traditional path to becoming a physical therapist — her journey wound through several careers, three children and two countries.

“I’m different from the other students in Read More »

May 11th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|