In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams have distributed roses to patients who visited USC Norris Cancer Day Hospital, the Norris Healthcare Center Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty Care Clinic, as well as Keck Medicine of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has launched the USC Nursing Institute to promote education, leadership development, clinical expertise and research among nurses.
The institute will support nurses across the health system’s four hospitals and more than 100 clinic locations to ensure nurses have … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC hospitals and USC Student Health, part of Keck Medicine, received the ‘LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader’ designation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
The HEI is the leading national benchmarking survey … Read More »
A global team of researchers led by Sook-Lei Liew, PhD, of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes … Read More »
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, director of research for the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, has become a regular advisory presence on Capitol Hill. In his most recent testimony before the U.S. Senate, … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s five commencement ceremonies will feature four renowned leaders in medicine, research and public policy. (California’s Surgeon General Diana E. Ramos MD, MPH, MBA, will speak at two ceremonies.)
In keeping … Read More »
Arash Motamed, MD, medical director for operating rooms at Keck Hospital of USC and medical director of sustainability for Keck Medicine of USC, is making Keck Hospital operating rooms more sustainable.
For the eighth time in five years, Keck Hospital of USC has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization.
The Leapfrog Group ratings, released every fall and spring, are based on over 30 … Read More »
As part of a program commemorating National Donate Life Month, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony on April 17 in front of Keck Hospital of USC. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate eye, organ, … Read More »
Scientists from USC Stem Cell have reported significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form nephrons, which make up the kidney’s filtration system.
NPCs hold immense promise for understanding kidney development, modeling diseases, … Read More »
On April 17, the 2024 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Awards recognized Keck Medical Center of USC for finding a way to save over 1.7 million gallons of water in a single year.
Each year, the LADWP Key … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has opened the Las Vegas Transplant Evaluation Clinic to provide specialized care for patients in Las Vegas and surrounding communities who need a liver or heart transplant. The clinic will be the first … Read More »
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Jay Lieberman, MD, chief of the orthopaedic surgery service at Keck Medical Center of USC, one of four 2024 fellows from the University … Read More »
Orthopaedic oncologist J. Dominic Femino, MD, is an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at the Keck School of Medicine, and is leading the USC Sarcoma Program at Keck … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and schools throughout the university have implemented a wide variety of artistic programs for sick and injured patients of all ages. Each program was developed from research showing that creativity promotes healing, physical health and overall … Read More »
Oscar-winning actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Sean Penn will deliver the keynote address at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ commencement on Saturday, May 11.
The ceremony will honor 351 graduates who have earned bachelor’s, master’s and … Read More »
A new study led by the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute is set to illuminate the under-explored domain of brain aging and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Middle Eastern and … Read More »
April is Earth Month, a time when people all over the world celebrate the planet and reflect on humanity’s relationship with it. This year, the Health Sciences Campus is offering a wide range of events, activities and discounts for faculty, … Read More »
On March 21st, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders from USC — including Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — attended the 2024 Los Angeles Business Journal Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium to take … Read More »
