Students, staff and faculty of the USC School of Pharmacy joined several community organizations at an afternoon health fair at South Los Angeles’ Saint Mark United Methodist Church on Sept. 10. The event featured free flu and COVID-19 vaccines, health … Read More »
Reported cases of elder abuse over the course of the pandemic show a worrying trend — an increase in severity and multiple abuses happening at the same time. The data was gathered and analyzed in a first-of-its-kind study led by … Read More »
Sharon Jhawar earned her PharmD at the USC School of Pharmacy in 2001, an accomplishment that soon led to a job at SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans.
A board-certified geriatric pharmacist … Read More »
UniHealth Foundation has awarded $2 million to Keck Medicine of USC to study solutions to physician burnout. This research will address three major elements of physician burnout — emotional stress, skill mastery and workflow — by conducting … Read More »
In response to rising suicide rates among children and teens, a group of international researchers called the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours (ENIGMA-STB) consortium, has conducted a study to examine associations between brain structure and suicide attempt in young people … Read More »
Raquel Arias, MD, associate dean of admissions at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, had a startling revelation over the summer. Of the 186 future doctors accepted into the school, only 47 received scholarships due to … Read More »
Steven Richeimer, MD, is the chief of the division of pain medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a renowned specialist on issues related to chronic pain. Last month, he published an article in … Read More »
Starting this upcoming semester, students experiencing mental health crises will be able to meet with a certified licensed mental health professional from USC Student Health who is also a clinical faculty member in the … Read More »
The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Keck Medicine of USC’s leaders and programs with several awards and nominations at its 2022 Health Care Leadership Panel & Awards virtual event in late August.
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that 136 physicians associated with the health care system were included in Pasadena Magazine’s 2022 roster of “Top Doctors.” The doctors — who represent 41 different specialties — go above and beyond … Read More »
The go-to treatment for sleep apnea — a disorder that disrupts sleep and leads to serious health complications like high blood pressure, stroke and heart attack — has generally been soft palate surgery. However, it’s expensive and doesn’t always work. … Read More »
Buprenorphine is currently the only medication approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) that can be prescribed in primary care settings and dispensed at retail pharmacies. However, nearly 80% of people with OUD still go without treatment, and … Read More »
Caryn Lerman, PhD
Cancer centers across the United States have a dramatic lack of diversity in senior leadership, according to a study conducted by the Association … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has appointed Shannon Bradley, MBA, as the organization’s first-ever chief diversity officer. Bradley will assume the role on Sept. 19.
The position involves ensuring key tenets of Keck Medicine’s diversity and inclusion strategy are fully integrated across … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC’s Center for Advanced Lung Disease has been designated as one of 74 sites included in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center Network. These sites are recognized for their efforts in … Read More »
The USC Roski Eye Institute held an in-person summer program to introduce University of Southern California undergraduate students from underrepresented communities to careers in eye care. The event, “Eye Care for All: An Introduction to a Career in Eye Care,” … Read More »
Alzheimer’s disease researchers have long struggled to fully establish how genetic risk leads to memory loss and cognitive decline. A new study from the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been published in … Read More »
The USC Institute for Addiction Science, supported by affiliated USC schools and clinical addiction centers, is partnering with California State University, Los Angeles and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science on a new $1.3 million, … Read More »
A courtesy letter informing physicians when a patient dies of a prescription drug overdose may provide the needed “nudge” to improve prescribing practices, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center and the Norman Topping … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has received the 2022 Patient Safety Honor Roll Award from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) and Cal Hospital Compare, according to Stephanie L. Hall, MD, MHA, chief medical officer of … Read More »