Exploding popularity of semaglutide among privately insured patients may worsen disparities

A new study led by Dima Qato, MPH, PhD, of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics suggests that publicly insured Read More »

August 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Using AI, USC researchers explore a new approach for treating glioblastoma

In an innovative new study of glioblastoma, scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to reprogram cancer cells, converting them into dendritic cells (DCs), which can identify cancer cells and direct other immune cells to kill them.

Glioblastoma is the most common brain Read More »

August 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC earns five stars on CMS 2024 quality rating report

For the second year in a row,  Keck Hospital of USC has earned five stars, the highest rating possible, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality star rating report.

Out of 3,076 hospitals rated across the Read More »

July 31st, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC alumni gift renowned eye care practice to alma mater

In a significant move for Southern California’s medical community, Richard Weise, MD, and his wife Cathy have gifted their renowned Glendale Eye Medical Group to the USC Roski Eye Institute, strengthening ties between the private practice and Read More »

July 29th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD, presents at the 77th World Health Assembly

Last May, Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD, presented a ministerial dialogue at the 77th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on how to prevent maternal and child exposure to toxic lead. The event, which brought together Read More »

July 29th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New grant will help implement early identification of developmental challenges

The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physicial Therapy’s Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, Sykes Family Chair in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Pediatric Health and Development, has received a Department of Health Services USC Safety Net Innovation Read More »

July 29th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In memoriam: Althea Alexander, MD

The Keck School of Medicine of USC community mourns the July 17 passing of Althea Alexander, MD, a long-time member of the USC faculty and the inaugural assistant dean of diversity and inclusion. Over the span of her career, Althea Read More »

July 26th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Data from largest clinical trial for presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease now widely available

Data from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s (A4) study, the first and largest clinical trial of pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, is now widely available to researchers studying the condition. The comprehensive Read More »

July 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC researchers turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines, antibody factories

A USC team led by scientists from the Keck School have discovered a technique for editing the genes of immune cells called B cells so they can monitor for cancer cells and HIV, then pump out specially designed antibodies to Read More »

July 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mental health disparities in LA County worsened during COVID-19 pandemic

New evidence has emerged about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County, as shown by a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Read More »

July 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Few U.S. adults use nicotine pouches, study finds

In a large, nationally representative study co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, nicotine pouch use was uncommon among U.S. adults, including those who had tried to quit smoking, in the midst of rising sales and concerns over Read More »

July 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

U.S. News & World Report releases 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings

On July 16, Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, released an announcement regarding Keck Medicine of USC’s high rankings from this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. The memo has been reprinted here to make Read More »

July 16th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe

Hospital-level care provided in a patient’s own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, and the possibility of faster recovery as a result, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Belonging and camouflaging while Black, female and autistic

A new conceptual article published in Autism in Adulthood by a team of USC researchers and students from the Disparity Reduction and Equity in Autism Services (DREAmS) Lab explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

To regenerate the kidney, please don’t pass the salt

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

This innate regenerative Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC, published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, finds that transgender adults have double the prevalence of cirrhosis compared to cisgender adults (people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth), suggesting Read More »

July 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Bluthenthal and Hughes Halbert take lead in population and public health

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has named interim leadership for the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, distinguished professor of population and public health sciences, stepped into the role of interim Read More »

July 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cogan named recipient of ACRM’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award

Alison Cogan, PhD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Deborah L. Read More »

July 5th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Key USC researchers’ dementia cost model aims to help patients, families

Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD, of the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, is leading researchers from across USC in a project to build a dementia cost model that will generate comprehensive Read More »

July 5th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Academy for Continuous Improvement celebrates graduation of first cohorts

On June 14 and June 20, Keck Medicine of USC celebrated the graduation of its first leadership cohorts for the Keck Academy for Continuous Improvement (KACI). A collaboration between the Keck Medicine of USC Operating System, the Quality Institute and Read More »

July 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|