From The Conversation: Four tips to help kids cope with COVID-19 anxiety
The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a psychiatrist, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about.
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Keck Medicine of USC enrolling volunteers for Phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine
Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling volunteers as part of a multicenter clinical trial sponsored by AstraZeneca to determine if an experimental vaccine known as AZD1222 provides protection against the coronavirus. The trial will … Read More »
Chen promoted to full professor at USC School of Pharmacy
Steven Chen, PharmD, associate dean for clinical affairs and the William A. and Josephine A. Heeres Chair in Community Pharmacy, has been promoted to professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy with … Read More »
Orthopaedic surgeons get things moving again with a commitment to safety
With Keck Medicine of USC now accepting patients for all needed health care services, clinicians, administration and staff have worked extremely hard to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. This ongoing series covers the changes that patients, visitors … Read More »
Care for the Caregiver: facing a pandemic with compassion
Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Siegel, a physician-scientist who specializes in the treatment of people who live with schizophrenia … Read More »
Researchers explore how virtual reality can help treat neurological problems
Three USC faculty members are working together to utilize a new treatment against the world’s most insidious and debilitating neurological diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.
Combining their expertise in neuroimaging and biokinesiology, they … Read More »
World Brain Death Project seeks clarity and consensus
A landmark consensus paper on brain death, published on Aug. 3 in JAMA as a “special communication,” aims to guide physicians in determining brain death as well as help families accept its irreversibility. … Read More »
Steven Grossman named cancer physician in chief of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Keck Medicine of USC has named renowned oncologist and cancer researcher Steven Grossman, MD, PhD, as USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s cancer physician in chief. He will step into the role on Sept. 15.
In … Read More »
Qato joins USC School of Pharmacy faculty
On Aug. 1, Dima Mazen Qato, PharmD, PhD, MPH, joined the USC School of Pharmacy faculty as the Hygeia Centennial Chair and associate professor (with tenure) in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy. She has also been … Read More »
Experts find dementia risk can be reduced by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
Modifying 12 risk factors over a lifetime could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases, according to an updated report by the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care presented at the Alzheimer’s … Read More »
Peter Conti receives Benedict Cassen Prize for cancer imaging research
On July 13, Peter Conti, MD, PhD, director of the USC Molecular Imaging Center, was awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize during the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). The $25,000 award … Read More »
In memoriam: Han Joo Kim
On Friday, July 24, Han Joo Kim, MD, died. He was a gifted radiation oncologist for Keck Medicine of USC, and his death is a significant loss that will be felt by all who were fortunate enough to … Read More »
An interview with Chaplain Phil Manly
On August 1, after a long career as a chaplain for USC’s health care system, including as spiritual director for Keck Medical Center of USC, Chaplain Phil Manly has retired. During his long career, Chaplain Manly spent 40 … Read More »
Tips for health care providers to thrive during telehealth visits
Keeping patients safe and healthy has been on the top of all our minds throughout the pandemic, and using telehealth has been one of the best ways to continue to provide care while maintaining the safety of all … Read More »
Remote monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients decreases readmissions
In order to enhance support for lung transplant recipients, the Keck Medicine of USC lung transplant team launched a two-year observational pilot study in 2018 in order to monitor patients … Read More »
Meet the Keck School’s new chair of radiology: eight questions with Robert Ryu
On May 1, Robert Ryu, MD, began his tenure as chair of radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. A native of Carmel, CA, Ryu completed his radiology residency at Los Angeles … Read More »
William Martin “Marty” Sargeant becomes interim CEO for Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital
On July 28, Rod Hanners, interim CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, announced that William Martin “Marty” Sargeant is stepping into the role of interim CEO of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, effective immediately. … Read More »
Keck Medical Center of USC named in U.S. News & World Report 2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll
The distinction places the academic medical center among the top 20 hospitals nationwide and reflects its high rankings in 11 adult specialties.
Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital … Read More »
Sabrina Smiley earns NCI Diversity Supplement for research on tobacco marketing
Sabrina Smiley, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor with the Keck School of Medicine of USC and member of the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR) , has earned a … Read More »
Research pivots to meet the COVID-19 pandemic head on
Laura Mosqueda, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has officially launched the COVID-19 Research Task Force to marshal USC’s expertise against the novel coronavirus. The effort includes dozens of scientists … Read More »