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Monday, September 11, 2023
Deborah “Debbie” McCoy, RN, MS, has been named the executive director of Keck Medicine of USC’s Nursing Institute. Currently USC Arcadia Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer, McCoy will step into her new role on Oct. 9. Drawing on her many years of health care experience, McCoy will oversee the strategic direction,... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
From August 11 to August 17, a team of Keck Medicine of USC providers participated in an Operation Walk Los Angeles trip to Arusha, Tanzania. The team, led by Paul Gilbert, MD, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery, and made up of volunteers from Keck Hospital of USC and USC... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
In order to find out why female kidneys are typically more resilient to disease and injury, researchers at USC Stem Cell led a study comparing how genes related to different sexes interact with the organ. The findings, published in Developmental Cell, indicate that the answer lies in testosterone levels. To... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
In late August, the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were announced. The White House and Medicare have both stated their intention to reduce drug costs for Medicare enrollees and taxpayers. Experts from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy &... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
USC Mann's Steven W. Chen, PharmD, associate dean of clinical affairs, was honored as a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal Award for Outstanding Healthcare Innovator. Aside from his leadership role at the pharmacy school, Chen is also the founder of the California Right Meds Collaborative, which strives to... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Chris Allen previously served Keck Medicine as interim CFO while also working as the CFO of Keck Medical Center of USC. He began his new role in an official capacity on Aug. 31. Allen has been recognized by multiple professional organizations, including being named Rising Star CFO of the Year... Read More »
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
John Peeples, FACHE, will transition from his current role as vice president and chief human resources officer for USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) to serve as the executive administrator of employee and labor relations, HR policy and compliance for Keck Medicine of USC. Peeples will begin the role on Oct. 9.... Read More »
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, and postdoctoral research scholar Yiqi Christina Lin, PhD, have discovered how the brain produces pregnenolone — the progenitor of all neurosteroids. The findings, published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, could signal a vital new frontier in biomedicine. Neurosteroids modulate nervous system function, and changes in... Read More »
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
The 2023 Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Awards recognized Keck Medicine of USC's Senior Vice President of Health Affairs Steve Shapiro, MD, MHA, as Health System Executive of the Year. Five finalists were also honored by the business journal: Keck Medical Center of USC for Top Hospital. Joi Torrence-Hill,... Read More »
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Monday, August 28, 2023
Alcohol-associated liver disease accounts for 50% of liver-related deaths. However, the most effective treatment so far — early liver transplantation (ELT) — has drawn controversy for not requiring the patient to abstain from alcohol for a predetermined period of time. According to researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of... Read More »
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
For the second time in its history, Keck Hospital of USC has achieved redesignation of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition program. Magnet hospitals are recognized by the ANCC as possessing the highest level of care, providing benefits to both patients and nurses. “It’s no secret that those... Read More »