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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Paul M. Thompson, PhD, associate director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute and co-founder of the ENIGMA Consortium, has partnered with ENIGMA collaborator Roberto Goya-Maldonado, PD, of the University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany, to improve a new depression treatment. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
On Jan. 1, Sukgu Han, MD, began his new role as chief of the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program at Keck Medicine of USC. The news was announced by Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, executive director of the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Han took over for Fred A. Weaver,... Read More »
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Monday, February 12, 2024
The first annual AI West Med Symposium, established by physicians and scientists from USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, as well as from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discussed how artificial intelligence is changing numerous health care specialties, improving diagnostic accuracy and innovating treatments. The event,... Read More »
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Friday, February 9, 2024
On Feb. 8, USC President Carol Folt announced that Leonard D. Schaeffer, one of the most accomplished health care leaders in the country, and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service at the USC Capital Campus... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has earned the distinguished Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its nurse residency program. The recognition was announced in January. The accreditation — based on a high rate of success in transitioning newly graduated registered nurses into clinical... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
A years-long study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC — partially funded by the National Institutes of Health — has found evidence that dietary patterns relate to levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka forever chemicals) in the body over time. PFAS are known to be harmful... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Top LA Doctors” issue has named 10 Keck Medicine doctors among its 58 honorees. "The professionals were chosen based on a demonstration of impact made on the profession and on the Los Angeles community," the magazine's website states. The publication posted a dedicated... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
David D. Tran, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, recently shared six of the most important lessons he has learned — both professional and personal — over his 20-year-long career in cancer care and research. To read his perspective, click here.... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy faculty members Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L and Sarah Bream, OTD/OTR/L, and alumnus Bryant Edwards, OTD, MA (both from USC Chan), OTR/L, BCP, MPH, are running for volunteer leadership positions in the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The 2024 election period will be open... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A study from USC Stem Cell's Rong Lu Lab has discovered 40 genes that play different roles in building and maintaining the body's various immune cells. The findings, published in Science Advances, could serve as a starting point for improving immune-system-related treatments and procedures, including the optimization of bone marrow... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A new study from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics confirms that dementia diagnoses increased across the United States after Medicare Advantage (MA) began calculating plan payments to account for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The change gives MA plans financial incentive to improve dementia... Read More »