The USC School of Pharmacy’s third annual Scholarly Project Symposium on March 27 gave third-year pharmacy students the opportunity to present original research projects to an audience of alumni, faculty, staff and classmates.
With the school’s temporary transition to online education … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and USC have launched a comprehensive program to ease the job stress that Keck Medicine health care workers are experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic. The Care for the … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has been chosen to be part of a network of hospitals and laboratories receiving automated, high-volume COVID-19 patient testing, Keck Medicine of USC administrators announced March 30. The tests are expected to arrive early in the … Read More »
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers across Keck Medicine of USC, LA County + USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) and the Keck School of Medicine of USC worked quickly to improve the response to this crisis. In an innovative … Read More »
For his 10th turn at running the Los Angeles Marathon, Phil Shin did not want to race against the clock. This was his opportunity to enjoy the course, run with friends — and run without cancer.
The South Pasadena resident and … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is asking the community to donate protective gear for health care workers at Keck Medicine hospitals and outpatient clinics so they have the supplies they need to protect themselves and others as they care for patients with COVID-19.
“Currently, we have adequate … Read More »
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a group of lung cancers named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer, constitutes more than 80% of all lung … Read More »
The human immune system has been getting a bad rap lately. However, the lizard immune system is finally receiving its due credit for enabling lizards to regrow severed tails.
In a recent study in the Journal of Immunology and … Read More »
As the COVID-19 situation grows more serious, Keck Medicine of USC is working extremely hard to respond to these rapidly changing circumstances. This ongoing series of stories will share the experiences of faculty and staff and their responses to the … Read More »
When the plea came for equipment to protect Keck Medicine of USC staff as they treat victims of the coronavirus pandemic, Andrea Armani, PhD, had one thought: the … Read More »
Jennica Zaro, PhD, has joined the faculty of the department of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences as associate professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
She comes to the USC School of … Read More »
Robert Ryu, MD, has been recruited to serve as the chair of the Department of Radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective May 1.
Ryu is coming from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he’s the … Read More »
Instead of opening envelopes, fourth-year students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC opened emails. Instead of exchanging hugs and high-fives with their classmates on the quad, they shared messages and photos.
Exercising the kind of caution that has proven … Read More »
Experiencing the symptoms of opioid withdrawal increases the odds that a person who injects drugs will share needles or have a non-fatal overdose, according to a new study from the Keck School of Medicine published in the journal … Read More »
Timothy Wang is a bachelor’s-to-master’s student in the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. In support of Day4Naps, a global narcolepsy awareness day on March 14, Wang shared with student ambassador … Read More »
The USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is once again home to the top occupational therapy educational program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings released … Read More »
As the number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, continues to grow, the nation is on edge. Doctors and scientists do not know what percentage of the general population has been infected and what percentage of … Read More »
To eat or not to eat fish is a question that has long concerned pregnant women. Now, a new study shows that children whose mothers ate fish from one to three times a week during pregnancy were more likely to … Read More »
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the rising number of cases in California, Keck Medicine of USC has announced the following precautions to protect staff and patients and reduce the spread of the disease.
The following … Read More »
Roy Reynosa, 22, of Taft, California, had suffered from epileptic seizures since he was 12.
After years of being treated with anti-seizure medications that had no effect, he was resigned to a life of never knowing when or where a seizure … Read More »