Faculty, staff, students and patients are seeing a new presence on the Health Sciences Campus this year with the arrival of the Security Ambassadors. A prominent task force at the University Park Campus, the “yellow jackets,” as they are affectionately … Read More »
Legislatures and hospitals around the country have tightened emergency room prescribing guidelines for opioids to curb the addiction epidemic, but a new USC study shows that approach diverts attention from the main sources of prescription painkillers.
Overall opioid prescribing skyrocketed 471 … Read More »
The Mediterranean diet has become synonymous with healthy eating, but there’s one thing in it that stands out: the wine glass.
Although drinking excessively will essentially kill any benefits of alcohol, mild to moderate drinking is shown to have overall health … Read More »
Paul Beringer, PharmD, has been appointed chair of the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, effective Dec. 1, 2017. He has served as interim chair of the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy since Feb. 15.
As a practitioner, scholar, educator … Read More »
After becoming a patient at Keck Hospital of USC and undergoing a life-saving surgery, a Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty member was inspired to create an award honoring those in the health care field who practice compassionate care. … Read More »
Lisa Hansen stepped among the steel girders, watching proudly as the building around her slowly took shape.
Her family has been a leading force behind many of the facilities at the USC Health Sciences Campus, like the one she was walking … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is significantly expanding its patient care services and health care facilities with the opening of the new Norris Healthcare Center (HC3), a seven-story, 116,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility on the Health Sciences Campus. Representing the fourth outpatient … Read More »
A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is looking to some deep sea dwellers to create a better way to develop cancer-fighting therapies. Harnessing the power of the enzymes that give these marine animals … Read More »
Outcomes for children and older adults with cancer have improved greatly over the past three decades, but there’s been little improvement in survival among adolescents and young adults with cancer.
That’s the finding of a Keck School of Medicine of USC … Read More »
Diana Hyde knew she didn’t want amputation. But that’s all anyone was offering her.
Hyde had been active all her life. She had been riding, training and raising horses since childhood and enjoyed camping and trail riding for weeks at a … Read More »
Hugo R. Rosen, MD, has been recruited to serve as the chair of the Department of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective May 1.
Rosen joins the Keck School from the University of Colorado, where he has … Read More »
Pursuing her passion for cardiovascular research, Susana Cavallero, PhD, PharmD, has journeyed from her hometown of Polvaredas in Saladillo, Argentina, to Buenos Aires to Los Angeles, where she is an assistant professor of research in the Department of Stem Cell … Read More »
When it came time to select this year’s Broad Fellow, the award committee couldn’t pick just one. Instead, they bestowed the honor on two talented postdoctoral researchers in USC Stem Cell laboratories: heart researcher Michaela Patterson, PhD, and hearing researcher … Read More »
University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) honored three scientific and business leaders at its gala dinner on Dec. 8. This group included Edward D. Crandall, PhD, MD, Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Chair of Medicine and Hastings Professor, as well as USC … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and staff gathered Dec. 8 at Pappas Quad to celebrate the season during the Holiday Breakfast.
Interim Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, greeted revelers, who enjoyed a variety of breakfast foods and pastries.
Attendees were encouraged … Read More »
Raymond Hall was told he had three months to live. That was more than 17 years ago.
Hall is a Vietnam-era Marine veteran. After he developed heart problems related to his service, he underwent years of treatments with the U.S. Department … Read More »
Professor Emeritus Thomas V. Berne, MD, a respected and beloved member of the Keck Medicine of USC family who had multigenerational ties to the campus, died Oct. 27. He was 81.
Berne was a lifelong member of the USC community. His … Read More »
The first new outpatient clinical space on the USC Health Sciences Campus in more than a decade is slated to open in January.
Norris Healthcare Center (HC3) will house the following departments and services: urology, an infusion center, women’s … Read More »
Caitlin Mahaffey, associate director of career advising at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently received an award from the Association of American Medical Colleges for the outstanding work she performs as an adviser to the students at the … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and OneLegacy, an organization that saves lives through organ, tissue and eye donations, held a special rose dedication ceremony on Dec. 7 at Keck Medical Center of USC. The ceremony honored organ donors and their families … Read More »