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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles awarded $8.3 million to study long-term effects of COVID in children

During the latest stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, more children are becoming seriously ill and some are experiencing symptoms lasting from one to several months. This condition is referred to by various names including long COVID, chronic COVID or scientifically, Read More »

January 26th, 2022|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Masks in the time of omicron — an infectious disease expert gives insider tips on mask selection

Cases of the omicron variant may be slowing down, but the variant still has a firm hold on America. Mask selection continues to be a hot topic, especially since the 400 million free N95 masks promised by the Biden administration Read More »

January 25th, 2022|Announcements, COVID-19|

With a $50 million gift, USC and UC San Diego join forces in Alzheimer’s research

Ajoint gift to USC and the University of California, San Diego, totaling $50 million from the Epstein Family Foundation will drive Alzheimer’s research and accelerate the search for treatments and a cure.

The generous donation establishes the Epstein Family Alzheimer’s Research Read More »

January 24th, 2022|Announcements|

More than 7 in 10 Los Angeles County adults were vaccinated or had COVID antibodies before delta, omicron surges

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, people hoped that the pandemic would end through ”herd immunity,” a scenario in which most people have antibodies from vaccination or prior infection and the virus slowly stops spreading because there are few new individuals Read More »

January 24th, 2022|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Institute receives private funding for much-needed bipolar disorder research

Bipolar disorder is a chronically underfunded and understudied mental health condition that affects 2.3 million Americans, and nearly 45 million people worldwide. This serious mental health disorder comes with dramatic and sometimes unpredictable shifts in mood, energy and activity levels. Read More »

January 21st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|