USC-Caltech team tests new noninvasive tool to predict stroke risk

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a device that could potentially measure a person’s stroke risk in a cost-effective and noninvasive way, akin to a cardiac Read More »

September 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Collaboration between engineers and doctors provides hope for mental health patients

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are partnering with the USC Center for Neurotechnology, part of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, to utilize neural imaging, brain-computer interfaces and medical knowledge to develop game-changing Read More »

September 26th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Rural men are living shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts

Rural men are dying earlier than their urban counterparts, and they’re spending fewer of their later years in good health, according to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

Higher rates of smoking, obesity and cardiovascular Read More »

September 25th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Examining drivers of stress among African American breast cancer survivors

In an effort to improve breast cancer treatment and recovery for Black women, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study examined possible links between social and clinical drivers of stress, along with resulting cortisol levels, and the higher breast Read More »

September 25th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

NIH-funded exposomics coordinating center to advance precision environmental health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $7,722,583 to the new Network for Exposomics in the US (NEXUS) Coordinating Center, which is co-led by experts from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Columbia University Mailman Read More »

September 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Damon Clark, MD, wins volunteerism award for humanitarian efforts

The American College of Surgeons has named Damon H. Clark, MD, an emergency, trauma and critical care surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC, as the winner of its annual Surgical Volunteerism Award. The award is Read More »

September 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC launches large-scale nationwide study of type 1 diabetes and brain development

A new large-scale longitudinal study, led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will unite 12 research centers across the United States to explore how type 1 diabetes affects children during a window of time known to be critical Read More »

September 18th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC named a 2024 top performer by Vizient, Inc.

Keck Hospital of USC has been named a top performer in the 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership award by Vizient, Inc., a leading health care performance improvement company.

The top performer designation acknowledges the hospital’s excellence in delivering high-quality care Read More »

September 18th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC COMPASS undergraduate program prepares juniors and seniors for stem cell careers

For 20 undergraduate students at USC, stem cell research is more than the topic of a lecture or an article in a textbook. It’s the focus of a comprehensive two-year program designed to prepare juniors and seniors for careers in Read More »

September 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk

According to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, women exposed to higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or inhalable particulate matter (PM10) during the second trimester of pregnancy face an almost fourfold increased risk of Read More »

September 16th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Generous gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead boosts neurosurgery at USC

Jerre and Mary Joy Stead have gifted $12.5 million to the Department of Neurological Surgery to support transformative clinical and research innovation and entrepreneurship. Their gift establishes the Stead Family Neurological Surgery Innovation Fund, the Jerre and Mary Read More »

September 12th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School of Medicine of USC names 11 endowed faculty members

On Sept. 11, the Keck School of Medicine of USC announced that 11 members of its faculty have received endowed faculty positions — the highest academic recognition that USC, or any university, can bestow on a professor. The status is Read More »

September 11th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute celebrates new Glendale location

The USC Roski Eye Institute celebrated the opening of its new Glendale clinic on Sept. 5, marking an expansion of USC’s eye care services in the area.

About 50 people gathered at the 500 N. Central Ave Read More »

September 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New multidisciplinary program aims to help breakers prevent and manage injuries

Inspired by the debut of a dance form called breaking at the 2024 Olympic Games, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy (IYA) and the USC Read More »

September 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study shows cells get involved in unhealthy relationships after acute kidney injury

A study published in Nature Communications provides new insight into how damaged cells interact within disease-promoting microenvironments following acute kidney injury (AKI). With limited treatment options, AKI frequently progresses to chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects over Read More »

September 9th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Papadopoulos elected Fellow by Royal Society of Canada for 2024

On Sept. 3, the Royal Society of Canada named Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, dean of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, a Fellow for the cohort of 2024.

Fellows are Read More »

September 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers receive funding to develop next generation of intelligent biocomputers

The National Science Foundation will fund new research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the University of California, Irvine that seeks to combine regenerative medicine and brain-computer interfaces to restore key brain functions — including movement, sight Read More »

September 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC physicians featured in Pasadena Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors’

Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that Pasadena Magazine’s 2024 roster of “Top Doctors” includes 155 physicians associated with the health system.

The doctors represent 42 different specialties and have each developed unmatched expertise in their field. Every day, Read More »

September 4th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

It’s worth challenging that troubling medical bill, study finds

About 1 in 5 people said they recently received a medical bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford, including 61.5% who said they contacted a billing office to address their concern, according to survey results published Aug. 30 in JAMA Read More »

September 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|