On March 30th the world observes Bipolar Day in an effort to bring awareness to bipolar disorders and to eliminate social stigma by educating and promoting sensitivity toward the illness. Bipolar disorder affects around 45 million people worldwide and can … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has launched its COVID Recovery Clinic, a multidisciplinary program led by a core team of clinicians specializing in primary care, pulmonology and physical therapy. These experts evaluate patients, then refer them to … Read More »
March 21-25, 2022 was LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of the unique and important health needs of the LGBTQ+ community. Tam Phan, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the … Read More »
How can we regenerate tissues that are damaged, lost or diseased in the human body? This was the central question driving the four scientists who each presented the exciting results of their research at the Junior Faculty Candidate Seminar and … Read More »
According to their most recent annual report, 2021 at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI), led by Arthur W. Toga, PhD, saw the realization of numerous innovations that advance … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC hospitals and USC Student Health, part of Keck Medicine, received the designation of LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
HEI is a leading … Read More »
On Friday, May 13, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy will hold its first in-person satellite ceremony since 2019. Delivering the keynote speech will be Jorge Orozco, MS, chief executive officer of … Read More »
In recent years, research teams at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have achieved an extraordinary record of success in the development of advanced methods of disease prevention and treatment, and these accomplishments have been met … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) is home to the Center for Image Acquisition (CIA), which provides high-resolution high-field imaging capabilities for both neuroscientific … Read More »
Daryl L. Davies, PhD, associate dean for undergraduate education and professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, has been named for the Timothy M. Chan Endowed Professorship in complementary therapeutics, a five-year … Read More »
Former USC adjunct faculty member Lela Llorens, PhD, OTR — an occupational therapy trailblazer known throughout the profession — will be honored by the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at two upcoming events.
At a … Read More »
A condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which affects up to 2% of pregnant women, causes nausea and vomiting so severe that it can lead to starvation, nutrient deficiency and problems with fetal development. HG has long been poorly understood … Read More »
On March 18, medical students about to graduate from the Keck School of Medicine of USC participated in an annual, national event known as Match Day.
Per tradition, the fourth-year medical students ripped open envelopes at exactly 9 … Read More »
Chronic cervical pain, or chronic neck pain, is a condition that can keep people from being as active as they would like, and can reduce their overall quality of life. A new study points to the idea that ear acupuncture … Read More »
Many people suffer from chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis. For most of them, exercising is one of the last things they want to engage in. The thought of moving around to exercise creates fear that it will create more … Read More »
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the latest recipients of the USC School of Pharmacy’s Alumni Awards were honored for their contributions to the profession on March 6 at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena.
The evening … Read More »
Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with binge eating disorder showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a study led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
The disorder, which affects about 3-5% of … Read More »
Mark L. Barr, MD, co-director of Keck Medicine of USC’s Transplant Institute, has been elected to the board of directors for the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) for a two-year … Read More »
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month. Self-harm occurs most often around adolescence, but around 4-5% of adults in the United States will experience this condition at some point in their lives. There are effective treatment options that can help a person … Read More »
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that the incidence rate of metastatic prostate cancer has significantly increased for men 45 and older and coincides with recommendations against routine prostate cancer screenings.
“This study is the first … Read More »