The holidays are an opportunity to give thanks and celebrate life. They also can be a time of danger.
Overindulgence of alcohol or drugs is an increased health threat during the holidays, experts at Keck Medicine of USC say, as is … Read More »
Three patients entered a new era of prostate cancer treatment recently, as Keck Medicine of USC became the first academic medical center in the nation to use new energy-based robotic ablative technology in an outpatient procedure for a prostate cancer … Read More »
“Ask questions. Do not assume anything.”
This was the advice of Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, at a Dec. 11 discussion featuring leading experts in patient care.
The panel, which was part … Read More »
Los Angeles area hospital management expert Keith M. Hobbs, MBA, FACHE, has been named CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, effective Jan. 4, 2016. Hobbs has been at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), holding multiple leadership positions over more than … Read More »
The arrival of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables signals the beginning of a new season. In Lincoln Heights, the scent of such produce has given rise to the neighborhood’s curiosity over a relatively new phenomenon.
Funded by the USC Good … Read More »
The first time that Russ Romano, associate athletic director for athletic medicine, asked Stephen Reischl to come look at one of his athletes was in 1999.
One of the Trojan football players had been sidelined with a bad ankle, and Reischl, … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC’s Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute is examining whether Christmas carols could help people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia recover memories.
Music to Remember, a program that ZNI and the LA Opera started in 2012, sends … Read More »
Eric L. Chang, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been selected along with 16 other distinguished members to receive the Fellows designation by the American Society for … Read More »
USC researchers have developed a mathematical model to forecast metastatic breast cancer survival rates using techniques usually reserved for weather prediction, financial forecasting and surfing the Web.
For decades, medical schools have taught doctors that the best way to treat cancer … Read More »
The USC Institute of Urology has launched a multidisciplinary approach to prostate cancer treatment known as the Comprehensive Consult, a one-stop visit for those who need prostate cancer treatment.
The approach brings together world-class surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and cancer … Read More »
The 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court was at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on Dec. 1.
The Royal Court that visited patients, staff and faculty included queen Erika Winter and princesses Donaly Marquez, Rachelle Liu, Natalie Hernandez-Barber, Sarah Shaklan, Bryce … Read More »
A new signalized intersection at Soto and Norfolk streets is now open, easing traffic and providing an additional entrance to the Health Sciences Campus.
The completed intersection signals another milestone in the HSC Beautification Project — a multiyear construction initiative that … Read More »
In October, Keck Medicine of USC sent out its first Pulse Survey to give employees an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback regarding their satisfaction with the organization, how well values are being upheld and to gauge awareness of key initiatives. … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is launching a new campaign that further evolves the meaning of the organization’s tagline, Beyond Exceptional Medicine.
Created to express the brand voice, The Keck Effect showcases the positive outcomes for both health care consumers and referring … Read More »
The Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at Keck Medicine of USC has won a prestigious award from the national Physician Assistant Education Association.
The Excellence Through Diversity Award was presented Nov. 13 during the organization’s Education Forum held … Read More »
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society recently presented its Volunteer Hall of Fame: Health Professionals Award to Lilyana Amezcua, MD, MS, assistant professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and fellowship director of the USC MS Comprehensive … Read More »
Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute and professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea), the premier academic body of the … Read More »
The successful pancreas-kidney transplant that Eidalia Marquez Vazquez had a few years ago at Keck Medicine of USC meant that she no longer needed to constantly monitor and administer insulin as a Type 1 diabetic. But there was another wish … Read More »
Daniel Stram, PhD, MPH, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has become a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the nonprofit announced this month.
Stram, a preventive medicine professor in USC’s Division of Biostatistics and … Read More »
Steve Chaffee loves to exercise. A former marathon runner, the Sierra Madre resident continued to run every day as he grew older, entering 10K runs and maintaining a steady weightlifting routine. A couple of years ago, he noticed he could … Read More »