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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
On June 19, the Black Leaders and Colleagues at Keck Medicine of USC (B.L.A.C.K. Med) employee resource group for Black and African American employees, honored Juneteenth with a flag-raising ceremony at Keck Medical Center, followed by a celebration with food, music, dancing and local vendors. The history of Juneteenth [caption... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Women residing in states with the most restrictive abortion policies after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade also experienced declines in the rates of birth control pill and emergency contraceptive use, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center assessing the impact of the decision. The... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Research led by Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, dean of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, indicates that a cholesterol-binding protein may be the key to stopping a subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by shutting down multiple pathways of progression, so the liver can heal... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
[caption id="attachment_15515" align="alignright" width="231"] The USC Trojan Marching Band (Photo/Hinde Kast)[/caption] On June 1, the 2024 Festival of Life celebrated the strength, resilience and tenacity of cancer survivors and their families, honoring their remarkable journeys and lending inspiration to everyone in attendance. Since 1991, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
A new white paper by scholars from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics recommends a competitive bidding model that bases Medicare Advantage rates on market forces and delinking rates from traditional Medicare costs. The paper also recommends plan standardization and providing beneficiaries with more transparent plan information for comparison.... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Nicole Greene, AuD, John Parsons, AuD, and Barbara J. Moore, EdD all occupy positions of prestige and respect within the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. While their paths to success were vastly different, they recently discussed... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
In late May, the nurses of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s intensive care unit received the Gold Beacon Award at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition. The award is a national benchmark distinction that measures continual improvement among a team of critical-care nurses, measured... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Abelardo (Abe) Núñez has been named the new chief financial officer for USC Arcadia Hospital. Veronica Vasquez-Montez, MD, MBA, has been appointed to a brand new position: associate chief medical officer. They will assume their new roles on July 8 and July 1, respectively. A new CFO As the new... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Keck Medicine of USC has named Joseph Ouzounian, MD, as president of USC Care Medical Group, a faculty practice plan composed of Keck Medicine physicians at hospitals and ambulatory locations. Ouzounian, who is also chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC,... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Mothers whose pregnancies span two calendar years could face higher out-of-pocket costs for maternity care simply because of when they became pregnant, according to a new USC study. The study, from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, finds that some women with high-deductible health plans pay their cost-sharing... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology is developing a series of cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize wound care, including smart bandages that would automatically sense and respond to changing conditions inside a wound. These high-tech dressings would provide continuous... Read More »