Department of Surgery welcomes eight new faculty members this fall
The Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has new faculty members starting in eight different divisions this fall.
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Steve Shapiro brings a big-picture approach to medicine at USC
Steve Shapiro takes the macro view of medicine. This spring, he became the first senior vice president for health affairs at USC, where he will oversee — and build bridges between — clinical operations at Keck Medicine … Read More »
USC Africa Hub promotes global health through collaboration
Jose Gutierrez comes from the San Fernando Valley, but the USC junior spent his summer researching COVID-19’s impact on the health system 9,653 miles away — in Kenya.
The Keck School of Medicine of USC global health student analyzed ways … Read More »
USC institute launches worldwide study of Parkinson’s disease
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC Stevens INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched a $3 million study that will unite researchers and data from 20 countries to answer … Read More »
USC study identifies new risk factor for most common childhood cancer
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a cancer involving white blood cells known as lymphocytes, is the most common childhood cancer, representing 25% of all cancer diagnoses. It’s also one of the leading causes of childhood cancer deaths. While cure rates have … Read More »
Want less pandemic stress? Consider getting vaccinated
A new Understanding Coronavirus in America Study found that those who received a COVID-19 vaccine when the shots were first made available experienced reduced anxiety after just one dose.
While the vaccine’s expected physical benefits — including protection from infection, life-threatening … Read More »
Study: Risk of opioid overdose appears higher in older Americans
Even with COVID-19 dominating the news, the epidemic of opioid use remains a nationwide threat. While public awareness and efforts to stop addiction and overdoses have intensified, some communities reported higher rates of opioid-related deaths in 2020 than ever before. … Read More »
Keck Medicine physicians recognized by Pasadena Magazine for 2021 Top Doctors issue
The physicians of Keck Medicine of USC once again have been recognized by Pasadena Magazine in its 2021 Top Doctors issue.
Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue honors practicing physicians in Pasadena and surrounding cities within the San Gabriel Valley who are … Read More »
Kids and cannabis: California dispensaries lack adequate screening to keep out minors
California bars kids from cannabis dispensaries and shields them from cannabis marketing, but those statewide restrictions aren’t working as well as policymakers had hoped.
That’s according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that evaluates how these regulations designed to protect minors … Read More »
Laura Mosqueda to shape health care for older Americans through Health Aging Policy Fellowship
By 2030, 71 million Americans will be 65 and older. Along with the joys of aging, many older adults experience complex and chronic health problems that may result in disability. It is not surprising that, as a group, older adults … Read More »
Playing a virtual reality game during medical procedures can reduce pain and anxiety in children
Anyone who has watched a child face a doctor with a needle knows how stressful those moments can be for all involved. For children with serious medical conditions undergoing frequent procedures like blood draws and catheter placements, the ongoing anxiety … Read More »
Exposure to persistent environmental toxins in everyday products may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents
A new USC study finds that a class of environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls. The pollutants, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of … Read More »
White coat ceremony welcomes occupational therapy classes of 2022 and 2023
On Aug. 27, at USC’s Health Sciences Campus, 314 Trojan occupational therapy graduate students from both the Master’s class of 2022 and the class of 2023 donned their white coats during the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational … Read More »
Erin Trish Appointed Co-Director of USC Schaeffer Center
Erin Trish, PhD, a health economist whose work focuses on the intersection of public policy and health care markets, has been named co-director of the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. She joined … Read More »
State bill to reimburse health care on the streets highlighted at USC Street Medicine Symposium
Already at crisis levels before the arrival of COVID-19, homelessness in Los Angeles County now affects more than 66,000 people. The vast majority of them never see a doctor, even when they have serious health issues – last year, more … Read More »
Study: Environmental pollution may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease risk
For decades, research has shown the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease in the United States is dramatically higher among African American populations than in non-Hispanic white populations. Scientists have suspected a variety of contributing factors, but the underlying reasons have … Read More »
USC tests nearly 27,000 students for COVID, yielding surprisingly low positivity rates
As students moved to campus for the start of classes, nearly 27,000 passed through USC Student Health’s “pop testing” sites at Jefferson Lot, Pardee Marks, Pappas Quad and the Eric Cohen Health Center.
To fulfill the Trojan Check requirements for weekly … Read More »
USC welcomes Doctor of Physical Therapy class of 2024
On Aug. 19, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy inducted 151 students into its Doctor of Physical Therapy program with its annual White Coat Ceremony.
“By putting on this white coat today, you enter a profession of … Read More »
The COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy – what women need to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended all pregnant women and those who plan on getting pregnant get the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, however, only some 23% of pregnant women have received at least one dose of a vaccine, … Read More »
USC-led study traces the blueprints for how human kidneys form their filtering units
When it comes to building a kidney, only nature possesses the complete set of blueprints. But a USC-led team of scientists has managed to borrow some of nature’s pages through a comprehensive analysis of how kidneys form their filtering units, … Read More »