USC’s bench is deep and its scope is wide when it comes to research on Alzheimer’s disease.
In Paul Thompson’s lab, researchers query a vast trove of brain images and DNA from all over the world to glean … Read More »
Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumors in cancer patients is between 20%-45%, research shows.
A new study from USC Norris Comprehensive … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has ratified a new contract with the California Nurses Association, which represents more than 1,400 registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.
“Our registered nurses are an invaluable … Read More »
President Joe Biden has appointed John Carpten to serve as chair of the administration’s National Cancer Advisory Board, which plays an important role in guiding the director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national … Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic has carried a heavy burden of mortality, and not just for the people widely considered at highest risk.
A team from the USC Schaeffer Center undertook a full assessment of the first year of the pandemic’s mortality burden … Read More »
Rodney Hanners has been named CEO of Keck Medicine of USC and President and CEO of USC Health System. He has served as interim CEO since June 2020.
Hanners will begin his new role immediately, reporting to Steven … Read More »
A new study led by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office investigates whether the stay-at-home orders impacted opioid-related fatal overdoses.
The researchers found stay-at-home orders implemented in Los Angeles … Read More »
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and the fastest-growing cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according to national cancer statistics.
Historically, the rates of HCC are lower in rural areas … Read More »
The Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has new faculty members starting in eight different divisions this fall.
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Steve Shapiro takes the macro view of medicine. This spring, he became the first senior vice president for health affairs at USC, where he will oversee — and build bridges between — clinical operations at Keck Medicine … Read More »
Jose Gutierrez comes from the San Fernando Valley, but the USC junior spent his summer researching COVID-19’s impact on the health system 9,653 miles away — in Kenya.
The Keck School of Medicine of USC global health student analyzed ways … Read More »
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC Stevens INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched a $3 million study that will unite researchers and data from 20 countries to answer … Read More »
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer involving white blood cells known as lymphocytes, is the most common childhood cancer, representing 25% of all cancer diagnoses. It’s also one of the leading causes of childhood cancer deaths. While cure rates have … Read More »
A new Understanding Coronavirus in America Study found that those who received a COVID-19 vaccine when the shots were first made available experienced reduced anxiety after just one dose.
While the vaccine’s expected physical benefits — including protection from infection, life-threatening … Read More »
Even with COVID-19 dominating the news, the epidemic of opioid use remains a nationwide threat. While public awareness and efforts to stop addiction and overdoses have intensified, some communities reported higher rates of opioid-related deaths in 2020 than ever before. … Read More »
The physicians of Keck Medicine of USC once again have been recognized by Pasadena Magazine in its 2021 Top Doctors issue.
Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue honors practicing physicians in Pasadena and surrounding cities within the San Gabriel Valley who are … Read More »
California bars kids from cannabis dispensaries and shields them from cannabis marketing, but those statewide restrictions aren’t working as well as policymakers had hoped.
That’s according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that evaluates how these regulations designed to protect minors … Read More »
By 2030, 71 million Americans will be 65 and older. Along with the joys of aging, many older adults experience complex and chronic health problems that may result in disability. It is not surprising that, as a group, older adults … Read More »
Anyone who has watched a child face a doctor with a needle knows how stressful those moments can be for all involved. For children with serious medical conditions undergoing frequent procedures like blood draws and catheter placements, the ongoing anxiety … Read More »
A new USC study finds that a class of environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls. The pollutants, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of … Read More »