When Rong Lu, PhD, joined the University of California as an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in 2014, she knew that earning tenure would figuratively require blood, sweat and tears. But after becoming a … Read More »
Newsweek has named Keck Hospital of USC’s Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) one of the top physical rehabilitation centers in California. At No. 13 in the rankings for California, Keck Hospital reached the top 10% … Read More »
Some of the largest public health and medical organizations in the country have declared racism itself a public health crisis, drawing attention to racial discrimination’s harm to health.
Experts from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and across the university have … Read More »
“Rate your pain from 1 to 10.”
Most people who have been to the doctor have probably been asked to answer this question. A new field known as narrative medicine argues that this momentary question misses the point … Read More »
As the search for better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease continues, some scientists have begun exploring new ways of thinking about the condition in the hope of finding new, more promising ways to prevent and treat it.
One such researcher is … Read More »
Peace and understanding have been in relatively short supply throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. To help restore them both in the wake of the past two tumultuous years, the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is … Read More »
You may know that the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list ranked Keck Medical Center of USC among the top 50 in the country in 12 specialties, but how are those rankings achieved? And how does physician voting … Read More »
There’s a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but those who might benefit from it know almost nothing about it, a new study shows.
In the spring of 2021, for the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Read More »
The lead singer of the rock band The Offspring, Dexter Holland, will deliver the address at one of the commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, speaking to PhD, DNAP, MPH and MS graduate … Read More »
In early February, thousands of physical therapy professionals and students from across the nation headed to San Antonio, Texas for the American Physical Therapy Association’s first in-person Combined Sections Meeting since 2020. Faculty and students from the USC … Read More »
Steven Richeimer, MD, chief of the division of pain medicine at Keck Medicine of USC and professor of clinical anesthesiology and psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has announced that … Read More »
Studying alcohol abuse has taken on increased importance: Data has shown a sharp increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, and habits have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.
In an effort to reverse this trend, a multidisciplinary team has … Read More »
This year, eight departments at the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranked in the top 10 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in their fields, an increase from six departments last year.
“The past year was extremely challenging for … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center now offers patients with lymphoma and leukemia access to a new class of treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy.
CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy is unlike any other treatments currently available for … Read More »
The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has once again ranked No. 2 nationally in terms of funding from the National Institutes of Health … Read More »
On New Year’s Day, USC junior Selah Kitchiner floated down Colorado Boulevard on a conveyance both dazzling and ephemeral. The purple and gold 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade float was covered in roses, sunflowers and seaweed with Venetian columns and … Read More »
For the second consecutive year, USC’s master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine has been able to offer scholarships to its talented students. Supported by the generosity of an anonymous donor who established the Cardinal … Read More »
David Armstrong, PhD, DPM (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco)
As part of its partnership with Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP), Keck Medicine of USC has developed a … Read More »
The COVID-19 omicron variant — which went from newly detected to widespread transmission seemingly overnight — is showing a decline both in Los Angeles County and at the University of Southern California.
“We are relieved to have passed the peak of … Read More »
Doctors used to routinely prescribe hormone replacement therapy to women to ease discomfort as they approach menopause, for symptoms ranging from night sweats to irritability. But in the early 2000s, its use plummeted.
Today, medical researcher Howard Hodis, … Read More »