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Friday, October 3, 2014
As flu season approaches, Keck Medicine of USC staff, faculty and visitors are encouraged to get a flu vaccine. If you are a faculty physician or a staff member of Keck Medicine of USC, you can receive your vaccine through Employee Health Services in USC Healthcare Center 1, or the Evaluation... Read More »
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Noah Merin, hematology/oncology fellow at USC Norris Cancer Hospital, recently commissioned a mural on the side of his house in Lincoln Heights to highlight the prevalence of leukemia in the Hispanic community. The colorful image depicts Mesoamerican-themed characters wearing long feathered headdresses in consultation — one character is a physician... Read More »
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
A person’s face is the first thing that others see, and much remains unknown about how it forms — or malforms — during early development. Recently, Chong Pyo Choe, PhD, a senior postdoctoral fellow working in the lab of USC stem cell researcher Gage Crump, PhD, has begun to unwind these mysteries.... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
On Thursday, October 16, at 10:16a.m., USC will participate in the Great California ShakeOut. This year over nine million people are expected to participate making the ShakeOut the largest disaster drill in history. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people get better prepared before the next big earthquake and... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Keck School of Medicine of USC has been named the sole grant recipient to become the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), a vital clearinghouse created by the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration on Community Living in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The $2.2 million... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Mike Habib has trouble getting rest. “There are days when I don’t sleep as much as I should,” admits the assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, who has a joint appointment with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM). Always on the move, Habib... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Keck Medical Center of USC is the first medical center in the world to use new robotic technology in an outpatient procedure for a kidney cancer patient. Urologic surgeons at the USC Institute of Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, used a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared laparoscopic device,... Read More »
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Monday, September 29, 2014
Bindi Patel had no idea when she opened the journal of the American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) that she would see her own smiling visage on the AAPA’s ad for PA Week. PA Week is an annual effort by the AAPA to promote a better understanding of the growing... Read More »
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Monday, September 29, 2014
The university’s Good Neighbors Campaign, USC’s annual employee-giving initiative organized by Civic Engagement, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a $2 million fundraising effort to support key university-community partnership programs. Carolina Castillo, executive director of development for USC Civic Engagement, said the campaign encourages staff, faculty and friends... Read More »
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
Keck Medicine of USC scientists have discovered new clues about a drug instrumental in treating a certain blood cancer that may provide important targets for researchers searching for cures. The team investigated whether demethylation of gene bodies induced by the drug 5-Aza-CdR (decitabine), which is used to treat pre-leukemia, could... Read More »
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
A multi-institutional team of researchers studying schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has been awarded a $16 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to create the most extensive genetic resource to date for these two devastating psychiatric disorders, using DNA samples assembled by the University of Southern California. The... Read More »