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Monday, June 24, 2013
By Robert Perkins Scientists at USC have unlocked the mystery of why new cases of the genetic disease Noonan Syndrome are so common: a mutation that causes the disease disproportionately increases a normal father’s production of sperm carrying the disease trait. When this Noonan syndrome mutation arises in a normal... Read More »
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Monday, June 24, 2013
By Sara Reeve A USC team of scientists has published research that highlights a new potential therapeutic agent for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that a mutant protein helps to bind amyloid beta peptide in... Read More »
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Monday, June 24, 2013
By Josh Grossberg Although it is not even a year old, the Community Grants and Sponsorship Program of Keck Medical Center of USC is already making its presence felt. In the fiscal year ending July 1, the department has given out $250,000 in grants and $25,000 in sponsorships, according to... Read More »
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Monday, June 24, 2013
The Keck School of Medicine is looking for volunteers to take part in a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial, the BetaFat Study, to improve and preserve the production of insulin in people with prediabetes or recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. (more…)... Read More »
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Monday, June 24, 2013
By Lorenzo Benet For the fifth year in a row, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has been named to the elite Honor Roll of the nation’s “best” children’s hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report rankings released online June 11. Staffed by faculty from the Keck School of Medicine of... Read More »
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Monday, June 24, 2013
By Pamela J. Johnson USC honored undergraduates, graduate students and teaching assistants — including four from the health sciences — for their volunteer work at the annual USC Community Service Awards Dinner, held April 16 at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus. Health sciences honorees included Conan Teng... Read More »
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Friday, June 21, 2013
By Josh Grossberg With hands-on training of a new electronic medical record system well underway, Keck Medical Center of USC is a step closer to eliminating most paperwork, as well as improving patient experience. Several years in the works, KeckCare is now being implemented at Keck Hospital of USC and... Read More »
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Friday, June 21, 2013
By Annette Moore [caption id="attachment_423" align="alignright" width="217"] Mitchell W. LewPhoto/Dietmar Quistdorf[/caption] Physician, health care entrepreneur and longtime USC volunteer Mitchell W. Lew has been elected to the USC Board of Trustees. Lew is CEO of Prospect Medical Systems, an independent physician association with a network of primary care physicians, specialists... Read More »
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Friday, June 21, 2013
By Amy E. Hamaker The little things are what the Office of Patient and Family Experience at the Keck Medical Center of USC is all about. The Patient Experience team welcomes and visits every patient within 24 hours of admission. During these visits, the staff answers any questions the patients... Read More »
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Friday, June 21, 2013
By Josh Grossberg Showing that the reputation of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is well regarded in the national medical community, three top doctors in their fields have been recruited for prestigious chairmanships at other institutions. On July 1, Anthony Senagore will be leaving his position as professor... Read More »
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Friday, June 21, 2013
As USC celebrates the 40th anniversary of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Weekly will run in each issue through the end of the year items highlighting key moments in the history of the institution. On May 10, 1979, ground is broken for the new site of the Kenneth Norris... Read More »