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Monday, June 19, 2023
At the USC Roski Eye Institute, researchers Melinda Chang, MD, a pediatric neuro-ophthalmologist and Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD, who specializes in glaucoma, are leading research on the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in the field of eye care. While they're running separate studies specific to their pursuits, both hope that AI... Read More »
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Monday, June 19, 2023
In a ceremony on the Health Sciences Campus on May 31, Gabriel Zada, MD, director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, was named Keck Medical Center of USC’s Physician of the Year. This was the organization’s inaugural Physician of the Year event and was created to recognize physicians and residents... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
On March 10, 2023, Senta Georgia, PhD, of USC Stem Cell, became the first Black PhD scientist to be tenured in the history of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, which was founded in 1885. This momentous occasion also happened 50 years after the passing of Title IX, which... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has uncovered significant racial disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD) faced by Black patients in the United States. According to David Armstrong, MD, PhD, DPM, lead author of the study, Black patients are nearly 50% less... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
On June 6 and 7, the employee inclusion resource (ERG) group Keck Pride celebrated the start of Pride Month with breakfast events taking place on the Health Sciences Campus and at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Sunday, the ERG led a crowd of fellow employees in the L.A. Festival and... Read More »
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Monday, June 12, 2023
Effective today, Robert (Robbie) Shappley, JD, MBA (Healthcare), will serve as USC Arcadia Hospital’s (USC-AH) new chief operating officer. In a May 31 announcement to the USC-AH staff, President and CEO Ikenna Mmeje, MHSA, stated that Shappley is succeeding Steve Sisto, who held the position from 2012 until his recent... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Eight years after biosimilar drugs were introduced to the prescription drug market, researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center have studied the cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) and five similar medications as an example of biosimilars’ potential to reduce drug prices, including biologics. The findings show that competition among the medications reduces... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The study, led by Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L, of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, in partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles and assisted by USC's Ostrow School of Dentistry, found that the children's behavior and nervous system showed a greater state of relaxation in... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The Keck School of Medicine of USC's Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is set to launch the Fellowship in Continuous Learning for Antiracist Curricular Change, building from a new departmental initiative to embed principles of antiracism into educational efforts. The cohort-based initiative will focus on fostering self-reflection, learning... Read More »
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Monday, June 5, 2023
Next year, Rocco Cavaleri, PhD, head of the Brain Stimulation and Rehabilitation Lab at West Sydney University, will spend four to six months at the Applied Movement and Pain Laboratory — part of the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy — to team up with Jason Kutch, PhD, associate... Read More »
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has awarded 10 Keck Medicine of USC nurses with a surprise gift of $10,000 each as part of the foundation’s inaugural Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness campaign. The award celebrates the bold leadership of Los Angeles nurses and their continued innovation and resilience in the... Read More »