On July 30, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), part of Keck Medicine of USC, welcomed 16 high school students from across the nation to the hospital’s Healthcare Day of Discovery.
News about health sciences at USC is entering a new phase.
Originally created to cover the Health Sciences Campus 34 years ago, the publication HSC News will move from the purview of the Keck Medicine of USC communications team to the … Read More »
Luis Larios, PharmD ’25, MS ’25, has received the Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the U.S. Public Health Service. The national award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health, beyond what is required by their … Read More »
A new study led by USC Viterbi and Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers used human brain recordings and machine learning to pinpoint how hippocampal neurons encode complex visual information. The findings could inform future brain-computer interfaces, including memory … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) received five 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Get With … Read More »
Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Arcadia Hospital for their excellence and leadership.
Both hospitals have been named 2025 “Great Community Hospitals” due to … Read More »
Donors Norman Pattiz and Mary Turner Pattiz have made a $3 million gift to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish the Norman and Mary Pattiz Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, whose goal is to advance cures for ovarian … Read More »
In July, Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, began her three-year term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
To read more, … Read More »
The USC Roski Eye Institute welcomed surgeons, fellows and residents from around the world on June 6-7 for its popular oculoplastics surgery training program, now in its seventh iteration since 2015. Unlike traditional surgical skills courses that rely on videos … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC announced that it has become a Verified Comprehensive Inpatient Vascular Center by the Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a Quality Program developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).
Vascular procedures … Read More »
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), a San Diego–based center established by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, is predicting how Alzheimer’s disease treatment will advance in the decade to come. Leaders from USC ATRI … Read More »
Yang Chai, DMD, PhD, DDS, associate dean of research at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has been named dean of the school, effective July 1.
Dr. Chai, a USC University Professor of Dentistry, Stem Cell … Read More »
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world’s population and is generally associated with oral herpes, may cause painful cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth. Yet, when genetically engineered to fight cancer, … Read More »
A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers found that corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy, are the main reason … Read More »
As part of a program commemorating National Donate Life Month, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony on Friday, April 4, in front of Keck Hospital of USC. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate eye, … Read More »
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 … Read More »
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 … Read More »
A researcher from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has discovered a potential breakthrough in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and treating hydrocephalus. Young-Kwon Hong, PhD, the chief of basic science research for … Read More »
Orthopaedic oncologist J. Dominic Femino, MD, is an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at the Keck School of Medicine, and is leading the USC Sarcoma Program at Keck … Read More »
The first annual AI West Med Symposium, established by physicians and scientists from USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, as well as from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discussed how … Read More »
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