Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that 179 physicians associated with the health care system were included in Pasadena Magazine’s Sept.-Oct. 2023 roster of “Top Doctors.”
The physicians represent 46 different specialties and have each developed unmatched expertise in … Read More »
Inspirational stories of empowerment and shared laughter and wisdom marked the Keck Medicine Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) Speakers Forum, “Leadership Luminaries,” held Sept. 11 at Keck Medical Center of USC.
The event, attended by some 100 Keck … Read More »
A far-reaching survey co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Michigan discovered new associations between forever chemicals (PFAs) and phenols with hormone-related cancers in women. The findings have … Read More »
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has shared an announcement from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) that the association’s former president, Mary Foto, OT, CCM, died last week at her home in Colorado. Foto was … Read More »
Robert A. Day, the longtime leader of the W.M. Keck Foundation whose vision was instrumental to the growth of USC and the well-being of Los Angeles, passed away Sept. 14 at age 79.
A businessman, investor and philanthropist, Day profoundly changed … Read More »
On August 24, experts at Keck Medicine of USC answered common questions about updated protective measures for staying healthy and safe during the respiratory virus season. Since then, more information has become available on BA.2.86, the … Read More »
USC has proposed a new, seven-story, 202,000 square foot building set on the Health Sciences Campus, citing its potential to unite interdisciplinary research teams and accelerate medical breakthroughs. The resulting advanced therapies would then be offered to medically underserved patients … Read More »
In a recent interview, Dean Carolyn Meltzer, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and Steven D. Shapiro, MD, USC’s senior vice president of health affairs, discussed the advantages that artificial intelligence … Read More »
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded funding to scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute for a ground-breaking study — to advance imaging capabilities for greater understanding of the structure … Read More »
Deborah “Debbie” McCoy, RN, MS, has been named the executive director of Keck Medicine of USC’s Nursing Institute. Currently USC Arcadia Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer, McCoy will step into her new role on Oct. 9.
Drawing on her … Read More »
In order to find out why female kidneys are typically more resilient to disease and injury, researchers at USC Stem Cell led a study comparing how genes related to different sexes interact with the organ. The findings, … Read More »
In late August, the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were announced. The White House and Medicare have both stated their intention to reduce drug costs for Medicare enrollees and taxpayers.
Experts from the … Read More »
USC Mann’s Steven W. Chen, PharmD, associate dean of clinical affairs, was honored as a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal Award for Outstanding Healthcare Innovator.
Aside from his leadership role at the pharmacy … Read More »
Chris Allen previously served Keck Medicine as interim CFO while also working as the CFO of Keck Medical Center of USC. He began his new role in an official capacity on Aug. 31.
Allen has been recognized by multiple professional organizations, … Read More »
Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, and postdoctoral research scholar Yiqi Christina Lin, PhD, have discovered how the brain produces pregnenolone — the progenitor of all neurosteroids. The findings, published in The… Read More »
The 2023 Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Awards recognized Keck Medicine of USC’s Senior Vice President of Health Affairs Steve Shapiro, MD, MHA, as Health System Executive of the Year.
Five finalists were also … Read More »
Alcohol-associated liver disease accounts for 50% of liver-related deaths. However, the most effective treatment so far — early liver transplantation (ELT) — has drawn controversy for not requiring the patient to abstain from alcohol for a predetermined period of time. … Read More »
For the second time in its history, Keck Hospital of USC has achieved redesignation of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition program.
Magnet hospitals are recognized by the ANCC as possessing the highest level of care, providing benefits to … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC experts recently answered common questions about updated protective measures for staying healthy and safe during the respiratory virus season — including a newly approved vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, which … Read More »
On Thursday, July 13, 2023, Keck Medical Center of USC celebrated the 10th anniversary of the nurse-run Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program, which is a life-supporting intervention that provides heart-lung bypass support outside the body. The event, which took place … Read More »