On Jan. 1, Sukgu Han, MD, began his new role as chief of the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program at Keck Medicine of USC. The news was announced by Vaughn … Read More »
The first annual AI West Med Symposium, established by physicians and scientists from USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, as well as from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discussed how … Read More »
On Feb. 8, USC President Carol Folt announced that Leonard D. Schaeffer, one of the most accomplished health care leaders in the country, and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has earned the distinguished Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its nurse residency program. The recognition was announced in January.
The accreditation — based on a … Read More »
A years-long study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC — partially funded by the National Institutes of Health — has found evidence that dietary patterns relate to levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka forever chemicals) in … Read More »
Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Top LA Doctors” issue has named 10 Keck Medicine doctors among its 58 honorees.
“The professionals were chosen based on a demonstration of impact made on the profession and on the Los Angeles community,” … Read More »
David D. Tran, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, recently shared six of the most important lessons he has learned — both professional and personal — over his 20-year-long career in cancer care and research.
To read his … Read More »
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy faculty members Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L and Sarah Bream, OTD/OTR/L, and alumnus Bryant Edwards, OTD, MA (both from USC Chan), OTR/L, BCP, MPH, are running for volunteer … Read More »
A study from USC Stem Cell’s Rong Lu Lab has discovered 40 genes that play different roles in building and maintaining the body’s various immune cells.
The findings, published in Science Advances, could serve as … Read More »
A new study from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics confirms that dementia diagnoses increased across the United States after Medicare Advantage (MA) began calculating plan payments to account for … Read More »
A new white paper released by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and the Aspen Institute’s Health Medicine & Society Program offers recommendations for how hospitals can evolve to meet … Read More »
In a recent study from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, three groups of children — neurotypical children, those with developmental coordination disorder and others diagnosed as autistic — colored and played games … Read More »
University Student Health and USC pharmacies — owned by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — and have successfully added two pharmacy vending machines to the University Park Campus. While the first … Read More »
At some point in the future, Brillouin microscopy — which creates images by measuring viscoelasticity — may be able to be used in lieu of surgery to diagnose certain vocal trauma in professional singers and speakers.
In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientists from the Bell Lab have released a study on DNA condensation in human cell nuclei and how variations in its loop-like … Read More »
Steve Kay, PhD, head of convergent research initiatives for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has created a new approach to developing collaborations between academic disciplines. Last year, he brought medical researchers together with computer and … Read More »
The latest federal Higher Education Research and Development Survey puts USC within an exclusive pack of 13 private universities whose research expenditures top $1 billion annually, with a significant portion of expenditures coming from the Keck School of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and its Care for the Caregiver program have partnered with USC Dornsife Public Exchange and the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to address physician burnout, a widespread problem currently impacting thousands of clinical care … Read More »
Becker’s Hospital Review has named Jeana Rettig, chief marketing and communications officer for Keck Medicine of USC, one of “60 hospital and health system chief marketing officers to know” for 2023.
In a statement, Becker’s said, “These bold strategic leaders drive … Read More »
On Jan. 2, Ike Mmeje, MHSA, president and CEO for USC Arcadia Hospital, announced several updates to the hospital’s executive team, all effective this month.
“USC Arcadia Hospital has been serving the community for more than a century, yet each year … Read More »