As Black History Month ends, solving health disparities remains a priority for USC experts

Some of the largest public health and medical organizations in the country have declared racism itself a public health crisis, drawing attention to racial discrimination’s harm to health.

Experts from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and across the university have Read More »

March 2nd, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

By focusing on patient stories, narrative medicine helps health care workers enhance healing

“Rate your pain from 1 to 10.”

Most people who have been to the doctor have probably been asked to answer this question. A new field known as narrative medicine argues that this momentary question misses the point Read More »

March 1st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Endocrinologist takes Alzheimer’s disease research in new direction

As the search for better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease continues, some scientists have begun exploring new ways of thinking about the condition in the hope of finding new, more promising ways to prevent and treat it.

One such researcher is Read More »

March 1st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Peace garden and narrative research study both selected for post-pandemic initiative funding

Peace and understanding have been in relatively short supply throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. To help restore them both in the wake of the past two tumultuous years, the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is Read More »

February 28th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Voting matters: How physicians can impact U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list in 2022

You may know that the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list ranked Keck Medical Center of USC among the top 50 in the country in 12 specialties, but how are those rankings achieved? And how does physician voting Read More »

February 28th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|