Steve Kay, PhD, head of convergent research initiatives for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has created a new approach to developing collaborations between academic disciplines. Last year, he brought medical researchers together with computer and … Read More »
The latest federal Higher Education Research and Development Survey puts USC within an exclusive pack of 13 private universities whose research expenditures top $1 billion annually, with a significant portion of expenditures coming from the Keck School of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and its Care for the Caregiver program have partnered with USC Dornsife Public Exchange and the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to address physician burnout, a widespread problem currently impacting thousands of clinical care … Read More »
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Jeana Rettig, chief marketing and communications officer for Keck Medicine of USC, one of “60 hospital and health system chief marketing officers to know” for 2023.
In a statement, Becker’s said, “These bold strategic leaders drive … Read More »
On Jan. 2, Ike Mmeje, MHSA, president and CEO for USC Arcadia Hospital, announced several updates to the hospital’s executive team, all effective this month.
“USC Arcadia Hospital has been serving the community for more than a century, yet each year … Read More »
Left to right: Mandi Rub, RN, Annie Nguyen, MD, Theodore, Andy Nguyen. Blanket knitted by Rub. (Photo/Courtesy of USC-VHH) … Read More »
In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the Quadrato Lab has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a brain region predominantly made … Read More »
According to a new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, adults with hearing loss who regularly use hearing aids have a 24% lower risk of early death than those who … Read More »
A multidisciplinary team including researchers from three USC schools — Viterbi School of Engineering, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — in … Read More »
A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified two metabolites, substances produced by the body during metabolism, that may help predict which young Latino people are most likely to develop prediabetes, a precursor to … Read More »
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On Dec. 14, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, treated faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Campus to the annual all-staff Holiday Reception.
Held on the … Read More »
Shawn Sheffield, MBA, MHSA, chief strategy officer for Keck Medicine of USC, has been named one of 65 “incredible health system chief strategy officer[s] you should know in 2023” by the Becker’s Healthcare publication, Becker’s Hospital Review.
In a statement, … Read More »
Americans are far less likely to choose a gourmet holiday gift basket without meat or dairy if it is labeled “vegan” or “plant-based,” according to a nationally representative survey from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy … Read More »
A new study from the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences — in collaboration with University of Cambridge — has confirmed a long-suspected cause for the nausea and vomiting commonly experienced by women during pregnancy. The … Read More »
As part of a longstanding annual tradition, Pasadena’s 2023 Tournament of Roses Royal Court visited USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on November 28.
After sharing breakfast with members of the hospital staff, six princesses and the Rose Queen toured the hospital … Read More »
A new partnership between the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and USA Cycling is giving students enrolled in the master of science program in biokinesiology with a sports science emphasis a rare … Read More »
A recent evidence review on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is spreading awareness about the clinical effectiveness of current best practices, as well as gaps in knowledge and evidence, particularly in regard to vascular surgery.
The analysis, conducted by … Read More »
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that monitors and analyzes hospital quality and safety, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2023 Top Teaching Hospital. This is the third year in a row the hospital has received this distinction.
To read … Read More »
As leaders from government, NGOs, businesses, and civil society gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the UN’s climate change conference, Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL, associate professor of clinical population and public health … Read More »
On November 9th, a small group of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s most prominent leaders and faculty, as well as longtime friends and supporters, came together to celebrate 50 years of groundbreaking science and cancer care.
In the year of its … Read More »