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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Note: This article was originally published in September 2022. It has been republished by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics to provide timely and relevant information for Los Angeles residents affected by recent wildfires and those concerned about wildfire smoke. In the short term, breathing wildfire smoke... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Note: This article was originally published in 2023, but HSC News has decided to highlight it this week in order to support those feeling the emotional toll of the ongoing wildfire crisis in Southern California. The past two weeks have proven to be a powerful reminder that climate change and... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The University of Southern California has created an aggregate webpage of wildfire-related links for faculty, staff and students whose health may have been impacted by the fires over the past two weeks. Listed resources include FAQs, an air quality index, community resources for university employees, hotline numbers, and city-wide tools... Read More »
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Monday, January 13, 2025
USC Care Medical Group (USC Care) is spreading the word to patients and clinicians about the benefits of participating in an accountable care organization (ACO), an option offered since January 2023. Created as part of the Affordable Care Act Medicare Shared Savings Program, ACOs help patients navigate care, make lifestyle... Read More »
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Keck Medicine of USC hospitals, including emergency services, remain open during the Los Angeles wildfires. A new announcement also provides updates on which clinic and outpatient locations are temporarily closed until it is safe to return. Patients with upcoming appointments are encouraged to read the list carefully and adjust their... Read More »
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
The university is maintaining an emergency webpage with live updates on the fire situation as they become available. Resources include a detailed statement from university leadership, links to air quality reports, mental health support, the City of Los Angeles emergency webpage and more. Find and bookmark the page here.... Read More »
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Many students, faculty, staff and their loved ones have urgent questions about how the fires burning across Greater Los Angeles will impact life on USC campuses. To address these concerns, the university has created a campus operations FAQ page. Read the most frequently asked questions and their answers by clicking... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The USC Health Sciences Campus recently welcomed approximately 30 fifth- to eighth-grade students from nearby public schools to learn about potential careers in medicine. The event, known as Surgeon for a Day, is an extension of Trauma and Careers in Medicine, an intervention for at-risk teens led by faculty sponsor... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Keck Medicine of USC is participating in a national, multisite clinical trial examining if a water vapor system that uses small, targeted amounts of steam to kill cancer cells is a safe and effective treatment for a certain type of prostate cancer. The clinical trial is designed for patients with intermediate-risk prostate... Read More »
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Monday, January 6, 2025
A new USC Stem Cell study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has identified key gene regulators that enable some deafened animals — including fish and lizards — to naturally regenerate their hearing. The findings could guide future efforts to stimulate the regeneration of sensory hearing cells... Read More »
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Monday, January 6, 2025
A new study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the first cellular evidence that making new brain cells in adults supports verbal learning and memory, which enables people to have conversations and to remember what they hear. This discovery could point to new approaches to restore cognitive function. The study, led by... Read More »