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Keck Medicine’s community hospitals recognized for excellence and leadership
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Arcadia Hospital for their excellence and leadership. Both hospitals have been named a 2025 Great Community Hospital due to their dedication to clinical excellence, academic advancement and personalized, comprehensive care delivery. The recognition is based on nominations and data... Read More »

Donor gift to fund ovarian cancer research at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Donors Norman Pattiz and Mary Turner Pattiz have made a $3 million gift to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish the Norman and Mary Pattiz Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, whose goal is to advance cures for ovarian cancer. The inaugural holder of the chair is Saul Priceman,... Read More »

USC Chan professor starts term as American Occupational Therapy Association president
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
In July, Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, began her three-year term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). To read more, click here.... Read More »

USC Roski Eye Institute hosts international surgical skills course
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The USC Roski Eye Institute welcomed surgeons, fellows and residents from around the world on June 6-7 for its popular oculoplastics surgery training program, now in its seventh iteration since 2015. Unlike traditional surgical skills courses that rely on videos or simulation devices, “The Cutting Edge: The USC Oculofacial Plastic... Read More »

Keck Hospital of USC attains national verification from the American College of Surgeons Quality Vascular Verification Program
Friday, July 11, 2025
Keck Hospital of USC announced that it has become a Verified Comprehensive Inpatient Vascular Center by the Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a Quality Program developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). Vascular procedures and interventions address issues in a patient’s circulatory system,... Read More »

Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute marks 10-year anniversary
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), a San Diego–based center established by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, is predicting how Alzheimer's disease treatment will advance in the decade to come. Leaders from USC ATRI say that as screening and preventive care become routine, new... Read More »

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC names Yang Chai its new chair
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Yang Chai, DMD, PhD, DDS, associate dean of research at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has been named dean of the school, effective July 1. Dr. Chai, a USC University Professor of Dentistry, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, had... Read More »

Cancer-fighting herpes virus shown to be an effective treatment for some advanced melanoma in new study
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world’s population and is generally associated with oral herpes, may cause painful cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth. Yet, when genetically engineered to fight cancer, the virus may also play an important role in treating... Read More »

Study: Common medication for lung cancer symptoms found to limit effectiveness of cancer treatment
Monday, July 7, 2025
A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers found that corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy, are the main reason certain immunotherapies may fail in treating the disease. The study, published in Cancer Research Communications, showed... Read More »