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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
USC and Peking University have forged a partnership that could boost the quality of life for millions of Chinese individuals living with, or at risk for, a disability. USC Provost Michael Quick, PhD, joined a delegation of senior leaders from the Peking University Health Science Center to formalize a new... Read More »
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Keck Hospital of USC is one of 844 hospitals nationwide to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, during the Fall 2016 release of Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The grade places Keck Hospital of USC among the safest hospitals in the United States. “Our... Read More »
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Monday, October 31, 2016
From Nov. 4-8, Keck Medical Center of USC will conduct Klean Keck, a five-day fall cleaning event. During this period, hospital leadership and staff will work side-by-side to get rid of clutter and expired items in the hospital and clinics. This will further enable Keck Medical Center to continue delivery... Read More »
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Saturday, October 29, 2016
As part of its continued national leadership in digital health technology innovation and public-private collaborations, the USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) has teamed with VSP Global’s innovation lab, The Shop, and the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute to take wearable health for the first time to the... Read More »
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Friday, October 28, 2016
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has teamed with a nonprofit on a virtual reality (VR) initiative for patients in the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer program at USC (AYA@USC). The initiative aims to provide a library of curated cinematic and interactive VR experiences using the most advanced media technology... Read More »
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Friday, October 28, 2016
Rather than taking medication, a growing number of people who suffer from chronic pain, epilepsy and drug cravings are zapping their skulls in the hopes that a weak electric current will jolt them back to health. This brain hacking — “transcranial direct current stimulation” (tDCS) — is used to treat... Read More »
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and John D. Carpten, PhD, chair and visiting professor of translational genomics and director of the USC Institute for Translational Genomics, addressed guests at the USC Norris Friends and Family Luncheon on Sept. 29. Carpten’s presentation... Read More »
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
The USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute has established the Ophthalmic Technician Education Program (OTEP) to prepare highly skilled allied health care professionals to serve the eye care needs of individuals of all ages. The 21-month program, one of only 14 programs nationally, is the only one in California... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
From the northern tip of Alaska to the southern coast of Chile, the Americas host some of the most diverse — and disparate — populations in the world. However, despite progress in medicine and economic development, health inequalities prevail, leading to avoidable premature illness and death among millions of disadvantaged... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
[caption id="attachment_6399" align="alignright" width="300"] USC student-led startup, Auxomel, won the $10,000 Most Innovative and $2,500 Venture Validation awards at the 10th Annual USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase held on October 7, 2016. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC student Kaushik Mukherjee represented the startup, which is developing a peptide-gel... Read More »
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Friday, October 21, 2016
Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, a pioneer of the theory that fixing the brain’s leaky blood vessels will prevent Alzheimer’s disease, has received four grants totaling up to $24.9 million over five years. The funding allows Zlokovic, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, to attack from different fronts the blood-brain barrier,... Read More »