Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by stopping them growing and multiplying, but they can also damage healthy cells. As a result, cancer patients can get sick—sometimes very sick—with complications ranging from pain and infection to dehydration and nausea. … Read More »
On Feb. 1, the Street Medicine Act (AB369) was introduced to the California legislature. It is focused on increasing access to health and social services for those experiencing homelessness in bringing them into the existing healthcare … Read More »
Some 15% of couples struggle with infertility. When couples fail to conceive, guidelines recommend both the man and woman undergo a tandem fertility evaluation.
For men, this includes providing at least one semen sample, which … Read More »
Over the past decade, the list price of insulin has skyrocketed leading to considerable increases in out-of-pocket spending for Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Despite recent policy efforts to close the Part D coverage gap, Medicare beneficiaries still face … Read More »
Mohamed Abou-el-Enein, MD, PhD, MSPH, has joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC as the inaugural Executive Director of the Joint USC/CHLA Cell Therapy Program. He began his post Jan. 4.
Abou-el-Enein will … Read More »
The Argus II retinal prosthesis — often referred to as the world’s first “bionic eye” —revolutionized the treatment of blindness. Throughout the past decade, this artificial retina, developed by Mark … Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientist Ya-Wen Chen hopes to pioneer a new approach to regenerating damaged lung tissue, with support from a Catalyst Grant from the American Lung Association (ALA). The award provides $50,000 … Read More »
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. During February, American Heart Month, Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss how the pandemic has affected people with heart disease and what … Read More »
When it comes to getting a COVID-19 jab, Los Angeles resident Bobbye Gooden is more worried about long lines at the clinic than the vaccine itself.
“I’m 70 years old, so I don’t want to … Read More »
As a Los Angeles Unified School District biotechnology instructor at Roosevelt High School, Rekha Prakash works two short miles from USC’s Health Sciences Campus, where she earned her master of science degree … Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientist Albert Almada once had ambitions of becoming a catcher in a professional baseball league — until he was sidelined by a rotator cuff injury in his shoulder.
“Life painfully … Read More »
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to expand across the country, Keck Medicine of USC is following guidance from the CDC and the state and county departments of public health, as well as caring for its employees — and the employees’ … Read More »
Pharmacist, business owner and civic leader Walter Cathey, PharmD, who led the USC School of Pharmacy’s diversity initiative for nearly a decade, died Dec. 25. He was 83.
Throughout his career, he owned and operated pharmacies, held executive marketing positions with … Read More »
Although USC scientist Jianfu (Jeff) Chen now studies human neurological disorders, he was originally more interested in organisms without brains, such as rice and wheat.
“When I was about to go to college in China, there was big emphasis on the biology … Read More »
Scientist Amy Ryan has never lived according to a fixed plan. Instead, she has followed where life has led her — to a position as an assistant professor of medicine and stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck … Read More »
A brain region responsible for processing visual observations of others’ movements then mapping those movements upon one’s own body schema is significantly less activated in children with autism spectrum disorder, compared to typically-developing children and to children with another developmental … Read More »
On Jan. 23, 2021, Keck Medicine of USC opened up 300 slots for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to the 65-and-older family members of Environmental Health Services employees and cafeteria workers.
Keck Medicine has been increasing efforts to raise … Read More »
Laurence H. Kedes, MD, former W.M. Keck Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and inaugural director of the Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM) at the Keck School, died Jan. … Read More »
Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 and 2020, a USC study … Read More »
Ahead of Keck Medicine of USC beginning distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to patients, three experts from Keck Medicine and the USC School of Pharmacy held a press briefing on Jan. 21 to offer an update on employee, patient … Read More »
