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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
On Oct. 5, the USC Arcadia Hospital Foundation hosted its annual Crystal Ball celebration to pay tribute to The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, which has supported the hospital for over 60 years through philanthropic support. An award was bestowed to Chris McGuire, President and CEO of the Berger... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
William V. Padula, PhD, has earned the 2024 ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology. The prize recognizes his use of machine learning to develop an algorithm for better predicting the risk of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, otherwise known as bedsores. The ISPOR Award for Excellence in Health Economics... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
On Oct. 18, the Keck School of Medicine of USC's division of plastic and reconstructive surgery held its first Garry S. Brody, MD, MSc, Memorial Lecture and Research Day — an event that included presentations and panels on the latest research in the field from current residents and alumni of... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Bailey McLagan, a PhD student at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has received a grant from Therabody for her research on the role of female hormones on post-exercise muscle repair. Her work also will consider the three phases of the menstrual cycle, and whether a woman is... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Dima Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD, Hygeia Centennial Chair at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received a $50,000 Collaborative Research Planning Award from the USC Office of Research and Innovation. The grant supports an initiative combining data-driven approaches with population-based claims data to help... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in collaboration with UCLA and Cleveland Clinic, shows that patients who were hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in 2020 face an increased risk of major cardiac events similar to the risk conferred by having a medical history of heart disease.... Read More »
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Monday, October 14, 2024
The USC Roski Eye Institute’s Dry Eye Center of Excellence is celebrating its fifth anniversary, having collected approximately 800 tear samples from 400 patients since its inception in 2019. The center aims to provide personalized treatment for dry eye, a common eye condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite initial challenges... Read More »
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Monday, October 14, 2024
The National Institutes of Health has awarded its Director’s Transformative Research Award to Rong Lu, PhD, of USC Stem Cell and Michael Elowitz, PhD, of the California Technical Institute (Caltech). The award, worth $8.1 million, will fund their continuing collaborative efforts to study stem cells without needing to extract them.... Read More »
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
On Jan. 1, Greg Kharabadze, MHA, FACHE will become senior associate dean, chief operations and finance officer for the Keck School of Medicine of USC. In an announcement released on Oct. 8, Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer stated that Kharabadze was selected from an impressive cohort of candidates in a comprehensive... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC has shown that levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood are linked with disruptions to a fundamental pillar of health — sleep. In the first study to examine that relationship in young adults, participants with higher levels of four specific types of... Read More »
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has launched a strategic collaboration with StemCardia to develop cellular and genetic therapies for heart failure. StemCardia was founded by Charles (Chuck) Murry, MD, PhD in 2023, before he joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC as chair of the KSOM Department... Read More »