Last August, the Davila family was given devastating news: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) cardiologists confirmed that their 27-week-old fetus suffered from hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with restrictive atrial septum, which prevented blood returning from the fetus’s lungs from … Read More »
Latinas who eat processed meats such as bacon and sausage may have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a new study that did not find the same association among white women.
The study, published Feb. 22 in … Read More »
Antidepressants can shrink and stunt cancerous brain tumors that are otherwise difficult to treat, an international team of researchers has found.
USC School of Pharmacy researchers who led the study on mice found that the drugs stifle the growth of brain … Read More »
Cyber attacks against health care systems are on the rise, putting sensitive patient data at risk and law enforcement authorities on alert.
Hackers penetrating networks and then demanding money for encrypted information is a growing trend. In February, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical … Read More »
By the time you finish reading this article — about four minutes — someone in America will have had a stroke.
In fact, nearly 800,000 people have strokes in the United States every year. It’s the fifth leading cause of death … Read More »
USC Capital Construction and Development (CCD) recently modified traffic lanes on Alcazar Street as part of the ongoing HSC Beautification Project. The modifications will be in place through May to accommodate sidewalk and street construction on the south side of … Read More »
The USC School of Pharmacy announced the grand opening of its new Walgreens Conference Room with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 26.
Nearly 18 months in the making, the state-of-the-art conference and learning center, located on the second floor of the … Read More »
We can learn a lot from fly brains, according to Ismael Fernández-Hernández, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Michael Bonaguidi, PhD.
Fernández-Hernández is an accomplished researcher who showed that adult fruit flies have the potential for … Read More »
Conducting hepatitis B screenings at local health fairs is one way that members of the Keck School of Medicine’s Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) give back. The students join forces with the Asian Pacific Liver Center to check … Read More »
Once a month, up to 60 local high school students join volunteers from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Keck School of Medicine of USC for the Pipeline Program, which teaches these students knowledge and skills that could … Read More »
As the chief diversity officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges, Marc Nivet has a message you’d never expect: Diversity is not good.
“There is nothing inherently good about diversity, there’s nothing magical about diversity,” Nivet said during a Feb. … Read More »
Building and supporting a diverse campus community is a cornerstone principle of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The School has a multi-pronged plan to support that principle — building a pipeline of interested and qualified students, supporting those … Read More »
For patients in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, a routine check-up can bring up topics out of the norm for practicing physicians. As a result, students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are taking strides … Read More »
Even the most diverse student body can feel alienated and underrepresented if there isn’t a diverse faculty to match it. The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a proud heritage of diversity and is taking steps to further develop … Read More »
After assuming oversight of the USC Clinical Trials Office (CTO) in January, the Keck School of Medicine of USC has announced the appointment of Melissa Archer, JD, as the new director of the CTO. Archer, who has a background in … Read More »
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez was recognized for her work as an advocate for Alzheimer’s research and care at the Feb. 12 conference, The Many Faces of Dementia, in downtown Los Angeles. The Pioneer Award was presented by the Alzheimer Disease Research Center.
Sánchez … Read More »
For the fifth year, nearly 100 USC students from 10 colleges faced current-day issues of global health during the USC Global Health Case Competition on Feb. 11. The winning team will represent the university in a national competition in April.
This … Read More »
Pamela Schaff, MD, was 17 years old when she had a revelation.
Schaff, now associate dean for curriculum at the Keck School, was just a teenager visiting her mother, who was recovering from minor surgery.
“I was walking down the hospital corridor … Read More »
Attendees listen to a speaker during the Women and Children’s Health Symposium, held … Read More »
For two years, cancer survivors have been able to showcase their artwork in a rotating show at the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Resource Library in the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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