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Monday, April 18, 2022
Soon after Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, became dean of the USC School of Pharmacy in October 2016, he approached Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA, executive director of the school's community pharmacies, with a bold idea — to launch a new pharmacy in South Los Angeles, an underserved area, for pharmaceutical care.... Read More »
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Monday, April 18, 2022
The month of April is recognized as Autism Month, dedicated to the inclusion and recognition of autistic individuals and those in the autism community, including parents, caretakers, teachers, practitioners and self-advocates. Within the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is a collection of projects and programs that... Read More »
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Each day, an average of 13 people die while waiting for a kidney transplant, but living kidney donations can be a highly effective countermeasure. It’s a message that Mark Scotch has taken on the road. The 66-year-old is an avid long-distance cyclist and founder of The Organ Trail, a series... Read More »
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
On February 25, the Keck School of Medicine of USC shared details on an ongoing study led by researcher Hussein Yassine, MD, an endocrinologist who treats patients with diabetes and lipid disorders at Keck Medicine. The results of his study have now been published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The... Read More »
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
The All of Us Research Program is a nationwide effort to build one of the most diverse health databases for research in the world by gathering health information from a million or more people living in the United States. It has now published its first genomic dataset featuring whole genome sequences... Read More »
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Monday, April 11, 2022
The medical community substantially contributes to climate change, a global threat with numerous, widespread detriments to health. In the United States alone, the health care industry accounts for 8-10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. “The contribution to emissions is huge,” said Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD, holder of the Flora... Read More »
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Monday, April 11, 2022
Students at the USC School of Pharmacy have launched the National Hispanic Pharmacist Association (NHPA) student chapter under the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF). The new USC NHPA chapter was created in partnership with USC’s affinity group Latinx Advancing in Pharmacy (LAP). The National Hispanic Health Foundation was established in 1994... Read More »
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Three years ago, Robert Johnson had his right leg amputated above the knee due to bone cancer. He was fitted with a prosthetic leg that connected to his residual limb with a cuplike shell or “socket,” traditionally the only type of prosthesis available. However, the socket didn’t fit well, resulting... Read More »
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Over the years, everyone loses a few brain cells. A study led by scientists from USC Stem Cell and the USC Neurorestoration Center presents evidence that adults can replenish at least some of what they’ve lost by generating new brain cells, and that this process is dramatically altered in patients with long-term... Read More »
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Mary Lawlor, ScD, OTR/L, associate chair of research and professor at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, was named the recipient of the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award, the profession’s most prestigious academic honor that recognizes one’s substantial and lasting scholarly contributions... Read More »
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Monday, April 4, 2022
Former athlete Vai Faamafoe had survived a near fatal case of COVID-19. Among the life-saving measures his doctors employed was a tracheostomy. Unfortunately, complications from the long-term effects of the disease caused further damage to his airway, requiring a second tracheostomy. The procedure resulted in a six-centimeter segment of scar... Read More »