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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
More than 550 community members attended the 22nd annual USC Arcadia Hospital Community Health Fair on Oct. 20, which was held on the hospital campus. More than 100 clinicians and hospital staff provided 2,118 free screenings and consultations to attendees. The event was co-sponsored with the Buddha’s Light International Association... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
On Oct. 24, the Keck School of Medicine of USC held its annual Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony, shining a spotlight on excellence in clinical practice, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, as well as mentoring, scholarship, service and teaching throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. Under the guidance of Dean Carolyn... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Keck Medicine of USC brought home the prestigious President’s Award during the 60th annual PRism Awards, honoring excellence in public relations, hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Public Relation Society of America (PRSA-LA). The President’s Award is given to the organization that receives the most PRism awards that... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
In a new paper published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology, USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu, PhD, and her collaborators have found that a small subset of blood stem cells makes an outsized contribution to maintaining either a youthful balance or an age-related imbalance of the two main types of immune cells:... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Emily Rothman, professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was awarded the 2024 Patricia Buehler Legacy Award for Clinical Innovation from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Rothman delivered her Buehler Award lecture titled “‘Nothing... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
On Oct. 5, the USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation hosted its annual Crystal Ball celebration to pay tribute to The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, which has supported the hospital for over 60 years through philanthropic support. An award was bestowed to Chris McGuire, President and CEO of the Berger... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
William V. Padula, PhD, has earned the 2024 ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology. The prize recognizes his use of machine learning to develop an algorithm for better predicting the risk of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, otherwise known as bedsores. The ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Oct. 18, the Keck School of Medicine of USC's division of plastic and reconstructive surgery held its first Garry S. Brody, MD, MSc, Memorial Lecture and Research Day — an event that included presentations and panels on the latest research in the field from current residents and alumni of... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Bailey McLagan, a PhD student at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has received a grant from Therabody for her research on the role of female hormones on post-exercise muscle repair. Her work also will consider the three phases of the menstrual cycle, and whether a woman is... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Dima Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD, Hygeia Centennial Chair at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received a $50,000 Collaborative Research Planning Award from the USC Office of Research and Innovation. The grant supports an initiative combining data-driven approaches with population-based claims data to help... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in collaboration with UCLA and Cleveland Clinic, shows that patients who were hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in 2020 face an increased risk of major cardiac events similar to the risk conferred by having a medical history of heart disease.... Read More »