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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Charles Manger III, MD, graduated from the Keck School of Medicine of USC's ophthalmology program in 1980. He subsequently founded the Saddleback Eye Center in Laguna Hills, where he has performed approximately 89,000 LASIK surgeries since 1996. In 2007, Manger made a generous donation to the USC Roski Eye Institute... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Back in December 2017, when she was applying to graduate school, Nicole Mercado Anazagasty had much more on her mind than being accepted into her dream program: Master of Public Health at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She was back home in her native Puerto Rico, which just... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The human brain is an incredibly complex organ to study in its living tissue form. Researchers cannot experiment on human tissue directly, and animal models are often too different to human physiology to be effective. For this reason, in the last decade, neurological research has been increasingly turning to “brain-on-a-chip”... Read More »
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Scams and fraud exact a heavy toll on older adults, with estimates of yearly losses ranging from $3 billion to $36 billion in the U.S. alone. Lasting damage can occur. Because many seniors live off of resources accumulated across their working lifetimes, such as retirement savings, victims may be unable to recoup... Read More »
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Friday, November 20, 2020
Older women who live in locations with high levels of air pollution may have more Alzheimer’s-like brain shrinkage than women who live in places with cleaner air, according to a new USC study. Researchers looked at fine particle pollution and found that breathing in high levels of this kind of... Read More »
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Friday, November 20, 2020
In less than a year since the pandemic began, two potential vaccine candidates are on the horizon. Even as COVID-19 continues its deadly march, one thing is clear: Scientific understanding of the new coronavirus and advances in fighting it have progressed with stunning speed. Here are five key lessons we’ve learned about... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
More than 35 million people in the United States have diabetes, which has been linked to worse outcomes from COVID-19. During National Diabetes Month, Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss how the pandemic has affected people with diabetes and what they can do to protect their health. The unique... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The upcoming holiday season will be challenging for many Americans. The coronavirus pandemic is surging — California recently surpassed 1 million known cases — as quarantine fatigue grows. Shorter and colder days are coming, holiday celebrations increase the risk of COVID-19 exposure and post-election shock waves still are rocking the nation. There’s... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Recycling is a dirty business. Leftover liquids get sticky and drip onto other clean materials, rendering everything garbage. A pizza box with cheese stuck to it can’t be reclaimed, even if it has a recycling logo. Signs and symbols can be confusing, leaving some people to toss whatever they have... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
COVID-19 cases are on the rise, reaching crisis levels in some areas of the country. The outbreak is putting a damper on plans to gather with friends and family for Thanksgiving. Neha Nanda, MD, a leading infectious disease expert with Keck Medicine of USC, answers questions about how to connect... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
As national unrest surrounding the death of George Floyd Jr. in Minnesota mounted daily this summer, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy community held a virtual town hall on June 2, giving community members an opportunity to share their feelings and perspectives about systemic racism. The meeting made... Read More »