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Monday, June 15, 2015
John Louie Go, MD, has been inducted as a fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a convocation ceremony during the ACR meeting May 17–21 in Washington, D.C. Go is director of head and neck imaging and an assistant professor of radiology and otolaryngology... Read More »
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Friday, June 12, 2015
Maria de Fátima Reyes of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is among 21 outstanding U.S. medical students to receive 2015 Minority Scholars Awards from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation. The program promotes diversity, encourages the elimination of health care disparities and helps alleviate the high cost of... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
An 18-member team of physicians and nurses from Keck Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) recently led an international collaboration to separate a pair of six-month-old conjoined twins in Haiti, the first such operation ever performed in that country. The twins, Marian Dave-Nouche Bernard and Michelle Dave-Nouche... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
They came together to celebrate survival in the face of fear and uncertainty. For the hundreds of cancer survivors who gathered at the Keck Medical Center of USC on a recent Saturday morning, the Festival of Life was more than that: It was a celebration of hope, perseverance and a... Read More »
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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Business leader and USC Trustee Rick J. Caruso and his wife, Tina, have donated $25 million to endow and name the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, one of the nation’s largest and most highly ranked for research and treatment of diseases of... Read More »
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Friday, June 5, 2015
Working alone, a scientist or university can only make so much progress in finding answers to basic questions or new treatments for diseases ranging from HIV to cancer to diabetes. That’s why almost 300 scientists from USC, UCLA and UCSF gathered in Santa Barbara for a Tri-institutional Stem Cell Retreat.... Read More »
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Friday, June 5, 2015
A small patch of green space behind Keck Hospital of USC’s administrative offices has been transformed into a lush, soothing viewing garden thanks to the generosity of gracious donors. The Keck Hospital of USC Garden was dedicated during a special ceremony on May 18. It is located just behind Keck... Read More »
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Friday, June 5, 2015
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation has awarded $100,000 to students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC in its summer research fellowship program. The Baxter Foundation also provides annual funding for research by junior faculty members at the Keck School, and this year’s recipients are Min... Read More »
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Some patience may be needed for commuters and visitors navigating their way this summer to the Health Sciences Campus. A stretch of Soto Street is being partially closed for construction as part of the Health Sciences Campus Beautification Project. A south lane of Soto Street will be closed from Alcazar... Read More »
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik Sorto now can move a robotic arm just by thinking about it. [caption id="attachment_4313" align="alignright" width="300"] Erik Sorto uses a robotic arm to operate a blender and make a smoothie just by thinking about it.[/caption]... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
A Keck Medicine of USC investigator presented interim results of a study evaluating a novel treatment for advanced liver cancer on May 30 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago. Anthony B. El-Khoueiry, MD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the lead author of... Read More »