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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar and Keck Medicine of USC grateful patient Kevin McCarthy were among the special guests on hand May 12 for the official proclamation of May 10-16 as Acoustic Neuroma Awareness Week in Los Angeles.... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
[caption id="attachment_3668" align="alignright" width="129"] Rohit Varma[/caption] Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, director of the USC Eye Institute, attended a May 19 meeting of the Institute of Medicine (soon to be renamed the National Academy of Medicine) as a member of a committee that will assess public health approaches to reduce vision... Read More »
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Monday, May 18, 2015
[caption id="attachment_4215" align="alignright" width="199"] Inderbir S. Gill[/caption] A procedure intended to decrease blood loss during removal of a kidney tumor that had grown into a major vein via robotic surgery was recently performed successfully for the first time in the world at Keck Medicine of USC. The procedure has the... Read More »
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Monday, May 18, 2015
A six-person medical response team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently returned from a mission to deliver supplies and assist with critical care of victims of the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25. The team provided care at Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital in Kathmandu and... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Paul Thompson, PhD, a professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently won the top prize in an international competition called Innovations in Academia. The awards celebrate creativity and innovation between Europe and the United States, honoring individuals whose professional accomplishments have made “a significant and lasting impact... Read More »
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Monday, May 11, 2015
A group of nurses across Keck Medicine of USC were recognized in May for their hard work and dedication to exceptional patient care. The 2015 Nursing Recognition Awards were announced May 6 at a ceremony in Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital of USC. [caption id="attachment_4119" align="alignright" width="300"] Nurse Victor Dimacali,... Read More »
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Nurses working long shifts in a busy unit at Keck Hospital of USC will now have a comfortable place to rest and relax before getting back to what they do best — delivering world-class compassionate care. A new break room has opened on the seventh floor of Keck Hospital, thanks... Read More »
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Friday, May 8, 2015
USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida, PhD, is forming partnerships between academia, industry and government to accelerate the development of new treatments for patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Ichida’s work will marshal the expertise of pharmaceutical company Sanofi and a startup company, DRVision Technologies, along with $1.5 million... Read More »
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Friday, May 8, 2015
A rodent’s incisors never stop growing. It’s one of the reasons that mice gnaw through cupboards, hamsters chomp mindlessly on metal cage bars, and rats will chew through, well, just about anything. They need to wear down those ever-growing incisors, which, if left unchecked, could grow so long that the... Read More »
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
For many medical students, four years of study go by in a blur of lectures, labs and clinical care. But at Keck School of Medicine of USC, students like Doug Matsunaga have a whole year or more to pursue their dreams of scientific discovery in the Dean’s Research Scholars Program.... Read More »
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
With the goal of enhancing research related to lung disease, the Hastings Foundation has pledged $7.5 million over five years to establish the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) at Keck Medicine of USC. [caption id="attachment_4130" align="alignright" width="199"] Zea Borok[/caption] The center brings together basic and translational researchers and clinicians... Read More »