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Keck Medicine of USC expands employee wellness program to care for caregivers beyond pandemic

In a continued commitment to meet the needs of its health care workers, Keck Medicine of USC announces the expansion of its employee wellness Care for the Caregiver program. The program was launched in March 2020 to ease the stress Read More »

July 1st, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread

With advances in medical science driving progress against childhood brain tumors, today three out of four young patients survive at least five years beyond diagnosis. However, the outcomes look grim when malignant cells spread, or metastasize.

Such is the case with Read More »

July 1st, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Shapiro to be interim dean of Keck School starting July 1

Steven Shapiro, MD, will serve as interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC beginning July 1, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, announced in a memo. Shapiro currently serves as USC’s senior vice president Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC community stepping up to support vaccination

Mark and Marilou Hamill took to social media for a simple mission: encourage as many people as possible within the USC community to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Hamills are part of a wave of USC alumni, supporters, students and faculty Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue

The United States has administered 321 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with about 67% of adults expected to be partly vaccinated by July 4.

But vaccine distribution and access are a different story in other parts of the Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|