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Monday, March 8, 2021
The end of the pandemic glimmers on the horizon. Deaths and new COVID cases are in steep decline. Many people have been working at home for months instead of driving long commutes. So why do they feel so tired? USC experts point to one full year of stress brought on... Read More »
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Friday, March 5, 2021
A Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher and her team are focusing on the lived experiences of Black menthol cigarette smokers by asking them what they think about recently imposed restrictions on retail sales of flavored tobacco products in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Here’s the twist: They’re... Read More »
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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Creating a successful bone marrow transplant program is a combination of many factors. The complex procedure requires an excellent team of medical professionals who have developed solid protocols and can closely monitor patients before and after their procedure. And, according to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research,... Read More »
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Keck Medicine of USC is following protocols developed by the CDC and the state and county departments of public health to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine equitably and responsibly. On March 1, the vaccine clinic opened up to people ages 16 to 64 who work in health care, education and childcare,... Read More »
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Geoffrey Joyce is chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics at the USC School of Pharmacy. He recently shared his perspective on the end of the pandemic that was published on MarketWatch and here on HSC News. The news cycle on COVID-19 can get stuck on negatives. Variant... Read More »
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
New findings from the Understanding Coronavirus in America survey reveal that when it comes to attitudes and beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine — from willingness to get the vaccine to knowing someone who has been vaccinated to the perceived risks of side effects — there is a substantial gap between more- and... Read More »
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful indirect consequences. Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19, according to a study that appeared in the Annals... Read More »
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
It’s common knowledge that our surroundings affect our health — decades of research have linked things like air, water and soil quality to various measures of physical well-being. But much less is known about how the environment changes our brain. Now, a research team at the Keck School of Medicine... Read More »
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
As COVID vaccines roll out all over Los Angeles County, people who care for their elderly immigrant relatives are navigating barriers to getting them inoculated. Language, culture and technology all can keep people in the highest-risk groups for COVID-19 from getting their vaccines, USC experts say. Barriers include teaching seniors... Read More »
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Monday, March 1, 2021
At the height of the materialistic ’80s, when most of his classmates in medical school were shooting for brass ring specialties like orthopaedics and ophthalmology, Jeffrey Klausner was ready to call it quits. A year at a new AIDS research center in Zaire changed his mind. Studying the spread of... Read More »
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Monday, March 1, 2021
This year’s Broad Clinical Research Fellows are developing stem cell-based approaches for patients of all ages — from two-week-old infants with liver disease, to senior citizens with bone loss following joint replacement surgeries. Since 2015, the Broad Clinical Research Fellowships have enabled physician-scientists at USC, UCLA and the University of... Read More »