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Friday, June 29, 2018
Jonathan Tucci was uncertain whether he wanted to pursue a medical degree or a PhD. Fortunately, he found a way to do both. “I like the idea of being a translational scientist — being able to go from bench to bedside, and back to bench to study the whole problem,” said... Read More »
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Data published from a multicenter clinical trial that included Keck Medicine of USC suggests that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to a prostate biopsy could eliminate unnecessary cancer tests and optimize accuracy of any necessary testing. The PRECISION trial examines the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to a... Read More »
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
When Stuart D. Boyd, MD, professor of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, joined the Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology in 1982, he came with the goal of improving the quality of life for men who survive urologic cancer. Now 36 years later, Boyd is... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, professor of family medicine and May S. and John H. Hooval Dean’s Chair in Medicine, testified during a hearing at the spring meeting of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) in Washington, D.C., in early June. Mosqueda, who also is... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, which means many children have experienced a cancer illness or even death in their own family. At the same time, many minorities are underrepresented in the fields of cancer-related science, research, medicine and patient care that affects their own families,... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
A tobacco replacement designed to help grown-ups quit smoking has landed in the hands of children with potentially harmful consequences, new USC research shows. Jon-Patrick Allem, PhD, MA, research scientist at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, explores the intersection of social media and public health. His study of... Read More »
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Monday, June 25, 2018
Investigators found that many common psychiatric disorders are deeply connected on a genetic level, sharing specific genetic risk factors, underscoring the need to recognize shared dimensions of brain dysfunction, and develop new treatment strategies. Results of this investigation have been published in the June 22 issue of the journal Science. Classification... Read More »
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
On June 18–21, Keck Medicine of USC CEO Tom Jackiewicz spoke with physicians, nurses and staff in a series of town hall–style meetings about the state of the health system, the 2018 fiscal year and what’s to come in the year ahead. The meetings were held at the Soto II... Read More »
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Researchers and clinicians at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will advance their pioneering work on treatments and techniques to prevent and heal sports-related injuries thanks to a new $10 million gift. The donation from USC Trustee Daniel Epstein and his wife, Phyllis, via the Epstein Family... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC do more than learn to be physicians: A group of them got a taste of government policymaking after meeting with state legislators in Sacramento on June 6 and 7. To give students firsthand experience in working with policymakers, Professor of Clinical... Read More »
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Monday, June 18, 2018
Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD, clinical professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was honored recently by both the Keck School and by his medical alma mater, Novosibirsk State University in Russia. In April, the Novosibirsk University Governing and Scientific Board voted unanimously to rename their medical... Read More »