Surgeons use balloon in robotic surgery on kidney tumor
Inderbir S. Gill
A procedure intended to decrease blood loss during removal of a kidney tumor that had grown into a major vein via robotic surgery was recently performed … Read More »
Medical response team aids Nepal earthquake victims
A six-person medical response team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently returned from a mission to deliver supplies and assist with critical care of victims of the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25.
The team … Read More »
Thompson receives Innovations in Academia honor
Paul Thompson, PhD, a professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently won the top prize in an international competition called Innovations in Academia.
The awards celebrate creativity and innovation between Europe and the United States, honoring individuals … Read More »
Recognition awards celebrate nurses
A group of nurses across Keck Medicine of USC were recognized in May for their hard work and dedication to exceptional patient care.
The 2015 Nursing Recognition Awards were announced May 6 at a ceremony in Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital … Read More »
Nurses celebrate new break room at Keck Hospital
Nurses working long shifts in a busy unit at Keck Hospital of USC will now have a comfortable place to rest and relax before getting back to what they do best — delivering world-class compassionate care.
A new break room has … Read More »
Stem cell expert finds atypical partners for ALS research
USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida, PhD, is forming partnerships between academia, industry and government to accelerate the development of new treatments for patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Ichida’s work will marshal the expertise of pharmaceutical company Sanofi and … Read More »
One step closer to natural tooth restorations
A rodent’s incisors never stop growing.
It’s one of the reasons that mice gnaw through cupboards, hamsters chomp mindlessly on metal cage bars, and rats will chew through, well, just about anything. They need to wear down those ever-growing incisors, which, … Read More »
Dean’s Scholar gets a first-hand look into ophthalmology career
For many medical students, four years of study go by in a blur of lectures, labs and clinical care. But at Keck School of Medicine of USC, students like Doug Matsunaga have a whole year or more to pursue their … Read More »
Gift of $7.5 million establishes Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research
With the goal of enhancing research related to lung disease, the Hastings Foundation has pledged $7.5 million over five years to establish the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) at Keck Medicine of USC.
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Radiology grant to fund lung cancer screenings in parts of L.A. County
The Keck Medicine of USC Department of Radiology has been awarded a grant of more than half a million dollars to provide free lung cancer screening via low-dose CT scans for residents of some of the poorest communities in Los … Read More »
USC completes its first paired kidney transplant
The USC Abdominal Transplant team completed its first paired kidney transplant on April 24, successfully transplanting a kidney obtained through an exchange with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore into a patient at Keck Medical Center.
In a paired kidney exchange, also … Read More »
All sugars are not equally desirable, new study finds
When it comes to sweeteners, one indulgence makes our brains predisposed to do it again, according to a new study by researchers at Keck Medicine of USC.
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Demeter Otolaryngology Practice joins Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC is joining with the Demeter, Hubanks and Stoneman Otolaryngology Practice to form USC Otolaryngology Associates in the communities of La Cañada Flintridge and Glendale.
As part of the USC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the practice … Read More »
Family income, parental education related to brain structure in youths
Characterizing associations between socioeconomic factors and children’s brain development, a team including investigators from nine universities across the country reports correlative links between family income and brain structure. Relationships between the brain and family income were strongest in the lowest … Read More »
Hanners named chief operating officer of Keck Medicine of USC and CEO of Keck Medical Center
A Los Angeles-area health care executive with significant experience in health systems leadership has been appointed as the chief operating officer of Keck Medicine of USC.
Rod Hanners will also serve as CEO of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris … Read More »
2015 Nursing Week, May 6-13
Wednesday, May 6
Nursing Awards Reception: Celebrate yourself and your colleagues as we recognize all your hard work. 2:30 p.m., Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital
Thursday, May 7
Nursing Excellence Fair: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 9 – 11 p.m., Silver … Read More »
Group convenes to foster community engagement at HSC
Longtime community outreach services providers and stakeholders have been convened by HSC Community Partnerships in Civic Engagement at HSC to meet regularly and exchange ideas, discuss best practices and form collaborations.
Represented are the School of Pharmacy, Keck Medicine of USC, … Read More »
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to autism risk for offspring
Children are more likely to develop autism if their mothers were diagnosed with gestational diabetes early in pregnancy, a new study shows.
Women who receive a new diagnosis of gestational diabetes by the 26th week of pregnancy were 42% more likely … Read More »
ICD-10 transition begins at Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC will soon begin information and training sessions related to a new coding system for reporting of medical diagnoses and in-patient procedures set to begin Oct. 1.
The ICD-10, the latest edition and 10th revision of the International … Read More »
Medical student to participate in international ethics program
Lisa Schamber of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is one of 14 medical students chosen to participate in a two-week ethics program this summer in New York, Germany and Poland.
Now in its sixth year of operation, the Fellowships … Read More »