Over the last few months, the Ramona Gardens housing development in the Boyle Heights neighborhood has been home to a community-wide movement led by local residents-turned-health educators, known in Spanish as promotoras.
As part of an evidence-based health education program … Read More »
In Las Vegas, where good luck is everyone’s dream, a chance meeting in 2013 put two men — one a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, the other a renowned physician and author — on a path that they hope will change … Read More »
Celebrated Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko recently recited a selection of his work at the 5th Annual Vladimir Zelman Distinguished and Endowed Lectureship presented by the Department of Anesthesiology at Keck School of Medicine of USC and sponsored by the Guilford … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and Cerner Corporation recently hosted more than 100 nursing leaders from across the country during the 2015 CNO Forum.
Participants received education on industry topics related to nursing and spent time networking with peers during the three-day … Read More »
U.S. health care is in dire need of repair, said David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, during a March 31 talk titled “Creating a High Performing Health System” in the Keck School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Series.
A former national coordinator for … Read More »
A web-based app that monitors and displays an array of surgical data in real time has been unveiled at Keck Hospital of USC.
The Perioperative QlikView App displays data for the 24 operating rooms in the Main OR. The app allows … Read More »
In an emergency, life-saving information will now appear in the first place you’re likely to look — your smart phone.
KeckAlert, a new mobile emergency information app, is available solely for the use of Keck Medicine of USC staff members. The … Read More »
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently hosted physicians and researchers from the National University Singapore’s Cancer Science Institute.
The first Bi-National Cancer Symposium, USC-Singapore, was held March 26.
The delegation from Singapore included Khay-Guan Yeho, MMed, … Read More »
Fresh from a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, American Medical Association President Robert Wah, MD, stopped by Keck Medical Center of USC to discuss the Affordable Care Act, regulatory hurdles facing physicians and historic legislation that … Read More »
Jay R. Lieberman, MD, is the new president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).
He is professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of the Institute of Orthopaedics at the Keck School of … Read More »
Researchers at USC have discovered which stem cells are responsible for the growth of craniofacial bones in mice — a finding that could have a profound impact on the understanding and treatment of craniosynostosis, a birth defect that can lead … Read More »
Neuroscientist Michael Quick, PhD, is USC’s new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, effective April 1.
As provost, Quick will be the second-ranking officer under USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, and the chief academic officer of the … Read More »
Obesity, narcolepsy, leukemia and muscle injuries have at least one thing in common — they are engaging the next generation of top stem cell scientists.
Five of these scientists presented their research March 3 at the Junior Faculty Candidate Mini-Symposium hosted … Read More »
At 8:55 a.m., 167 excited and hopeful fourth-year medical students gathered March 20 in Harry and Celesta Pappas Quad for the annual Match Day, joining 17,000 graduating U.S. medical students who opened envelopes together and learned where they would spend … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program has risen 50 spots since 2011 and is now ranked 20th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
“This honor demonstrates the commitment that our … Read More »
Amid a heat wave, 250 volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine and other Keck of USC staff offered aid to runners in the annual L.A. Marathon on March 15.
Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, Distinguished Professor and holder of the Flora L. Thornton Chair in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of USC, has dedicated his career to the issue of tobacco use and regulation. That dedication … Read More »
Stephen B. Gruber, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, hosted the USC Norris Ambassadors Friends and Family Luncheon on March 12.
Also speaking were two other doctors: Art Ulene, at right above, a longtime broadcast media medical expert, and Stuart … Read More »
Pioneering Keck Medicine of USC scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD, received congratulations in early March in Salzburg, Austria, from Austrian President Heinz Fischer upon his induction into the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The group of more than 1,700 … Read More »
Resistance of leukemia cells to contemporary chemotherapy is one of the most formidable obstacles to treating the most common form of childhood cancer, known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Now researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and USC have … Read More »
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