Black patients with peripheral artery disease underserved in vital interventions
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has uncovered significant racial disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD) faced by Black patients in the United … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC kicks off Pride Month across the health system
On June 6 and 7, the employee inclusion resource (ERG) group Keck Pride celebrated the start of Pride Month with breakfast events taking place on the Health Sciences Campus and at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Sunday, the ERG led … Read More »
USC Arcadia Hospital welcomes new chief operating officer
Effective today, Robert (Robbie) Shappley, JD, MBA (Healthcare), will serve as USC Arcadia Hospital’s (USC-AH) new chief operating officer. In a May 31 announcement to the USC-AH staff, President and CEO … Read More »
Biosimilar drug market competition results in significantly reduced costs
Eight years after biosimilar drugs were introduced to the prescription drug market, researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center have studied the cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) and five similar medications as an example of biosimilars’ potential … Read More »
Sensory-adapted dental rooms significantly reduce autistic children’s stress levels
The study, led by Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L, of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, in partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and assisted by … Read More »
New initiative and fellowship to focus on developing anti-racist curricula
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is set to launch the Fellowship in Continuous Learning for Antiracist Curricular Change, building from a new departmental initiative to embed principles of … Read More »
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar to join USC’s Applied Movement and Pain Lab
Next year, Rocco Cavaleri, PhD, head of the Brain Stimulation and Rehabilitation Lab at West Sydney University, will spend four to six months at the Applied Movement and Pain Laboratory — … Read More »
Simms/Mann Family Foundation honors Keck Medicine of USC nurses
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has awarded 10 Keck Medicine of USC nurses with a surprise gift of $10,000 each as part of the foundation’s inaugural Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness campaign. The award … Read More »
Researchers use mammal DNA to uncover secrets about human genetic mutation
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Steven Gazal, PhD, working with researchers from around the world, is part of the first scientific team to precisely identify segments of the human genome that have remained consistent, or … Read More »
Zhipeng Lu, PhD, awarded $2.2 million grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the four-year grant to fund a new study led by Zhipeng Lu, PhD, of the Zhipeng Lu Lab, part of the USC Alfred … Read More »
Inderbir Gill, MD, discusses USC Urology’s latest advancements
In a recent episode of the video series “Conversations with Rod” — part of Keck Medicine of USC’s Leadership Forum — CEO Rod Hanners sat down with Inderbir Gill, MD, the founding executive director of … Read More »
Kim Carli, MSHS, named to transformational role at Keck Medical Center of USC
Kim Carli, MSHS, has been named chief of the office of performance and transformation for Keck Medical Center of USC. She will assume her role on June 6. The announcement was made on May 23 by Keck … Read More »
USC Health System Board appoints new member: Paul B. Rothman, MD
As the newest member of the USC Health System Board, Paul B. Rothman, MD, will help to provide strategic oversight and governance for Keck Medicine of USC and university clinical services.
Rothman, former CEO of … Read More »
A Title IX trailblazer: How Dean Carolyn Meltzer, MD, conquered imposter syndrome
Title IX — the landmark legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding — was signed into law on June 23, 1972. In recognition of this anniversary, the University of California is presenting … Read More »
USC Mann’s 116th commencement honors a new generation of pharmacists
Only weeks after international, national and local agencies officially declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a health emergency, the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Class of 2023 celebrated their commencement … Read More »
Biosimilar drugs underutilized due to commercial insurance restrictions
Biosimilars provide the same therapeutic benefits at much less cost than biologic medications, but a first-of-its-kind survey led by USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics shows that commercial insurers either exclude or limit … Read More »
Commencement speakers address the need for fearlessness and compassion in health care
On Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s graduating students — surrounded by faculty, family and friends — gathered to celebrate the completion of a vital phase in their health care careers.
The momentous … Read More »
Air pollution particles trigger cellular defense mechanisms
New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has revealed a biological process that may be the link air pollution and lung disease, which would provide new insights on better ways to treat or prevent diseases … Read More »
Pharmacy students provide health screenings at 2023 L.A. Times Festival of Books
In late April, students and educators from the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences provided free health screenings at the 2023 L.A. Times Festival of Books at the USC University … Read More »
Mother’s Day tradition continues with rose deliveries for 2023
Throughout the week of Mother’s Day, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s infusion teams distributed roses to patients visiting USC Norris Cancer Hospital, the Treatment Center and the Women’s Specialty Care Clinic at the nearby USC Norris Healthcare Center, … Read More »