Keck Medicine’s community hospitals recognized for excellence and leadership

Becker’s Hospital Review has recognized USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Arcadia Hospital for their excellence and leadership.

Both hospitals have been named 2025 “Great Community Hospitals” due to Read More »

July 16th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Donor gift to fund ovarian cancer research at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Donors Norman Pattiz and Mary Turner Pattiz have made a $3 million gift to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish the Norman and Mary Pattiz Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, whose goal is to advance cures for ovarian Read More »

July 15th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Chan professor starts term as American Occupational Therapy Association president

In July, Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, began her three-year term as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

To read more, Read More »

July 15th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute hosts international surgical skills course

The USC Roski Eye Institute welcomed surgeons, fellows and residents from around the world on June 6-7 for its popular oculoplastics surgery training program, now in its seventh iteration since 2015. Unlike traditional surgical skills courses that rely on videos Read More »

July 15th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC attains national verification from the American College of Surgeons Quality Vascular Verification Program

Keck Hospital of USC announced that it has become a Verified Comprehensive Inpatient Vascular Center by the Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a Quality Program developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).

Vascular procedures Read More »

July 11th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute marks 10-year anniversary

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), a San Diego–based center established by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, is predicting how Alzheimer’s disease treatment will advance in the decade to come. Leaders from USC ATRI Read More »

July 8th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC names Yang Chai its new chair

Yang Chai, DMD, PhD, DDS, associate dean of research at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has been named dean of the school, effective July 1.

Dr. Chai, a USC University Professor of Dentistry, Stem Cell Read More »

July 8th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Cancer-fighting herpes virus shown to be an effective treatment for some advanced melanoma in new study

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world’s population and is generally associated with oral herpes, may cause painful cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth. Yet, when genetically engineered to fight cancer, Read More »

July 8th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Common medication for lung cancer symptoms found to limit effectiveness of cancer treatment

A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers found that corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy, are the main reason Read More »

July 7th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Beong-Soo Kim’s visit to campus is music to our ears

USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim shares his music at USC Norris Cancer Hospital. USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim shares his music at USC Norris Cancer Hospital. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III)

The ethereal sounds of Read More »

July 3rd, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Hearing devices significantly improve social lives of those with hearing loss

A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of Keck Medicine of USC, published today in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, is the first to link hearing aids Read More »

July 3rd, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine receives award for excellence in pharmacy practices

Keck Medicine of USC has received accreditation/certification as a Center of Excellence for Safe Medication-Use and Pharmacy Practice from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), making Keck Medicine one of only eight health systems in the Read More »

July 1st, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Meltzer names new chair of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

On June 30, Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, announced the appointment of Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD, as chair of the Department of Population Read More »

July 1st, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Leading innovator in physical therapy earns APTA Practice Award

The American Physical Therapy Association has bestowed Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, director of the USC Wound Management Physical Therapy Residency, with the Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Practice Award for her outstanding Read More »

June 30th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute celebrates 49 years of preserving, protecting and restoring sight

Nearly five decades of groundbreaking eye care came into focus on June 14 as the USC Roski Eye Institute marked its 49th year of ophthalmic excellence. Held at the Aresty Conference Center on the USC Health Sciences Campus, Read More »

June 30th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC trains biotech leaders, thanks to state stem cell funding

To accelerate stem cell treatments to patients with unmet medical needs, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has always recognized the need to educate and train a scientific workforce. The CIRM Scholars program at Read More »

June 30th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC celebrates Juneteenth, 2025

Keck Medicine of USC staff watch the ceremonial raising of the Juneteenth flag on June 19, 2025 Keck Medicine of USC staff watch the ceremonial raising of the Juneteenth flag on June 19, Read More »

June 25th, 2025|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

E-cigarette and cannabis social media posts pose risks for teens, study finds

Teens who see social media posts showing cannabis or e-cigarettes, including from friends and influencers, are more likely to later start using those substances or to report using them in the past month, according to research from the Keck School Read More »

June 24th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Most Medicare beneficiaries may pay more for drugs under the IRA

Making prescription drugs more affordable was a key goal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). However, most Medicare beneficiaries may end up paying more out of pocket for medicines as Part D plans adjust to the law’s new provisions, according Read More »

June 23rd, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study led by the Keck School links wildfire smoke exposure and heat stress to adverse birth outcomes

Exposure to wildfire smoke and heat stress can negatively affect birth outcomes for women, especially in climate-vulnerable neighborhoods, according to a recent study led by postdoctoral researcher Roxana Khalili, PhD, of the Department of Population Read More »

June 19th, 2025|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|