A new graphic novel — or foto novela — titled, “Jackie’s Pain,” explains the risks of prescription opioid addiction to communities surrounding the Keck Medical Center of USC. “Jackie’s Pain” is the 11th in the popular Health … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC ended the year with a special milestone: its 600th lung transplant. The patient, a 56-year-old male with lung fibrosis, received a double lung transplant on Dec. 17 and is expected to go home this month.
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People with obesity or diabetes who consume 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food have severely elevated levels of fat in their livers, according to a study from Keck Medicine of USC. The findings … Read More »
A low-cost intervention has been confirmed by USC researchers to make a difference in the opioid epidemic, which costs 100,000 lives each year: a letter from a medical examiner notifying doctors that their patient has died from an overdose.
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Robert E. Tranquada, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC from 1986 to 1991, died on Dec. 4, 2022 at the age of 92.
Tranquada was a diabetes researcher and public health advocate who was instrumental in increasing … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed their annual New Year’s baby, who is the first child born in their maternity department each year. Rachel Rose Marino was born to parents Christina and Nicholas on New Year’s Day at 11:13 a.m. In … Read More »
After following more than 1,500 children over six years, a USC-led study has helped to confirm that sensory symptoms are an early behavioral marker of autism. The findings showed that 3% of all children have elevated sensory traits that worsen … Read More »
In March 2020, Justin Ichida, PhD, was appointed to a prestigious endowed professorship at the Keck School of Medicine of USC through a gift from the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation. On October 20, … Read More »
Mothers who experienced the most dramatic lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to experience acute traumatic stress, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The study, published in … Read More »
Keck Medicine has officially launched the Gender-Affirming Care Program to meet the comprehensive needs of adults in the transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse community. Services include everything from routine health care, such as preventive cancer screenings, yearly checkups … Read More »
The American Cancer Society is continuing its support of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center through the Institutional Research Grant, with the goal of fostering the careers of the next generation of researchers. The funding … Read More »
In August of this year California Governor Gavin Newsom named USC alumna Diana Ramos, MD, to the state’s surgeon general post. Ramos is a proud double Trojan, first attending USC as an undergraduate student … Read More »
The USC Institute for Addiction Science (IAS), in an effort to revolutionize the way substance use disorders are discussed and treated, has launched the Master of Addiction Science program — the first of its kind to be … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is set to discontinue its use of desflurane, one of the most commonly used and environmentally toxic general anesthetics, in favor of more sustainable alternatives. The health system has not ordered any … Read More »
Last year, Mitzi D’Aquila, MACM, PA-C, stepped into the role of interim director for the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. On Dec. 6, the Keck School … Read More »
The USC Division of Biokenesiology and Physical Therapy will soon launch the Upper Extremity Athlete Physical Therapy Fellowship, which — among other widespread benefits — will give physical therapists the opportunity to develop relevant skills while working with the San … Read More »
On Nov. 29, Keck Medicine of USC continued its commitment to sustainability initiatives by welcoming Victor Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine, to the Health Sciences Campus for a lecture titled, “Decarbonizing the Health … Read More »
The Leapfrog Group, a national hospital watchdog organization, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital. Out of 2,200 nationwide hospitals considered, the hospital was one of 58 to … Read More »
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC will lead a study, to be conducted on board the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, to test the potential of X-ray diagnostics on long space flights.
When Danny Kwok experienced drug-resistant seasonal allergy symptoms, plus changes in his hearing, he visited the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Arcadia location to find out what was going on.