Last May, Carla Ibarra, MPH candidate at the Department of Population Sciences and Public Health, joined a cohort of 29 other students from across the nation for the first White House Mental Health Youth … Read More »
A new study out of Japan found that those who continued to smoke after a cancer diagnosis experienced significantly more pain. The data showed that 37% percent of them required strong opioids, compared to 24% of those who had quit … Read More »
To further increase computational power in neuroimaging-based research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) with $2 million to … Read More »
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Awards has granted USC Stem Cell scientists Justin Ichida, PhD, and Zhongwei Li, PhD, with substantial funding to pursue their high-risk, high-reward ideas for treating ALS … Read More »
Racial and ethnic minority groups make up about 39% of the U.S. population, but these groups represent just 2% to 16% of patients in trials, according to a recent report in the Harvard Business Review. The clinical trial workforce is … Read More »
To promote inclusive excellence in science, USC will be offering a new program for undergraduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds who wish to pursue careers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.
Known as USC COMPASS (Creating Opportunities through Mentorship and Partnership … Read More »
Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, Sykes family chair in pediatric physical therapy and pediatric health and development at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, received the Mentorship Award from the American … Read More »
Approximately 66% of Americans with type 2 diabetes use mind-body practices such as yoga, meditation and tai chi because they believe it helps control their blood sugar. Until now, however, this widespread belief has never been scientifically quantified.
Now, new research … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute is one of five institutions partnering in a five-year, $149 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to … Read More »
Roger Herr, PT, MPA, president of the American Physical Therapy Association, visited the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy on September 21.
After a tour of USC’s athletic, dance and student health facilities, … Read More »
Permanent hearing loss is caused by more than deterioration in the ears — there are neurological causes as well. As part of National Protect Your Hearing Month, Kristina Rousso, AuD, an audiologist with the … Read More »
Air pollutants — in particular fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — are particularly harmful to those with COVID-19, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC study done in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente. Even among people who … Read More »
Traditional incentives such as money are not enough to persuade vaccine-hesitant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a multidisciplinary study from USC. The findings suggest that mitigating future pandemics may require stronger policy levers such as employer rules … Read More »
While common monkeypox symptoms include a blistering rash and flu-like symptoms, the virus — though rarely — can also impact a patient’s eyes and even their vision. Annie Nguyen, MD, an ophthalmologist at Keck Medicine … Read More »
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that circadian clock proteins, which help coordinate the body’s functions, play a key role in glioblastoma — a deadly brain cancer — including its resistance to … Read More »
The 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc., has recognized Keck Hospital of USC as a top performer in delivering high-quality care. Vizient, a leading health care performance improvement company, … Read More »
When cholesterol is high, it leads to inflammation and scarring of the liver. In some cases, this scarring leads to cirrhosis.
Now, new research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC adds further details on how this … Read More »
The No Surprises Act — implemented in January, 2022 — prohibits hospital providers who are out of a patient’s coverage network from billing the patient when they couldn’t have known they were receiving care out of network. Now, a new … Read More »
Health plans offered on the insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) negotiate hospital prices equivalent to or lower than prices paid by commercial group plans, according to recent analysis from USC Schaeffer Center. In the report, published in … Read More »
After experiencing a stroke that left him with severe physical deficits, William “Billy” Mallon, MD, traveled from Stonybrook, NY to USC Physical Therapy with one goal: to walk again. A recently released video now documents how a unique collaboration between … Read More »