For some prostate cancer patients, radical treatment (surgery or radiation) are standard. However, these procedures may cause side effects including urinary incontinence or impotency.
A new study from … Read More »
It is with sadness that we note the recent passing of Dr. G. Denman Hammond, at the age of 97.
Dr. Hammond had a distinguished career as a faculty for the University of Southern California, … Read More »
Researchers based at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute have conducted the largest-ever diffusion imaging study of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). The genetic disorder, caused by a small segment of missing DNA on chromosome … Read More »
In July, USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy PhD student Dominique Como received a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (Kirschstein-NRSA). Commonly referred … Read More »
For those working in health care, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a team effort. At USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, a core group got to work on preparation efforts as early as January to ensure that the … Read More »
The Los Angeles Business Journal has honored several key leadership and staff members at their 2020 Health Care Panel & Awards virtual event on August 26.
Infants who are born early or at low birthweight can be at risk for cerebral palsy, a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. It is often caused by brain … Read More »
According to a new study co-authored by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, California neighborhoods where cannabis retailers are located tend to have higher … Read More »
Lihua Liu, PhD, an associate professor of clinical preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named the director and principal investigator of USC’s Cancer Surveillance Program (CSP).
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