It’s a diagnosis that no one wants to hear.
Richard Johannesen, then 71, had been experiencing symptoms for years — elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, frequent urination and softer erections — but his doctors chalked it up to an enlarged … Read More »
Astrid Heger, MD, professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was looking for a way to teach empathy, kindness and caring that did not involve panels of talking heads or … Read More »
This week the American Cancer Society announced that the United States had the largest one-year drop in cancer death rates in history in 2017. This statistic is largely driven by a considerable decrease in lung cancer mortality.
Lung cancer, which accounts … Read More »
Eunjoo Pacifici PharmD, PhD succeeds Frances J. Richmond, PhD as chair of the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences. An expert in drug regulations, the global pharmaceutical market and international medical product regulations, Pacifici … Read More »
For many people, January is a time to think about health goals and what changes they’d like to make to their lifestyles. While bariatric surgery is an option for certain people who would like to lose extra weight, there are … Read More »
Tien M.H. Ng, PharmD, has been promoted to full professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Over the course of 15 years as a faculty member at the USC School of Pharmacy, Ng has … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is delighted to announce that USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has welcomed their first baby of the New Year.
Elizabeth (Ellie) June Paszkiewicz was born on Jan. 1, 2020 at 8:18 p.m. to proud parents David and Kristina … Read More »
Clinicians need to act quickly to administer effective treatment when a patient has an acute ischemic stroke — the most common type — which occurs when a clot blocks blood flow through an artery in the brain. Often, this involves … Read More »
Faculty, staff and patients are familiar with the sight of USC Health magazines dotting the waiting rooms and reception areas of Keck Medicine of USC. Published twice per year, the magazine features stories of people who’ve overcome difficult health challenges … Read More »
According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), postoperative delirium is the most common surgical complication for patients 65 and older. It can result in increased length of stay, higher costs and additional risks to the patient’s health. And it’s … Read More »
Laura Mosqueda, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and her mother-in-law, Emilia, honored America’s 41 million caregivers aboard a float on New Year’s Day during the 131st Rose Parade®, presented by Honda.
They … Read More »
When Inderbir S. Gill, MD, took over as chair of the Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2009, the department, albeit smaller, had an outstanding reputation for open urologic oncologic … Read More »
More than 700,000 Americans are living with a brain tumor, and surgery is often the first step in treatment.
Because neurosurgeons tend to be clustered in large urban areas, patients requiring surgery to remove a brain tumor may travel to hospitals … Read More »
A former construction professional, Hernan Umana has retained his passion for creating beautiful, functional homes. Customizing houses used to be a key part of his job, before metastasized prostate cancer put his career on indefinite hold. Now, when art therapist … Read More »
Each day, USC’s faculty and students work to show the impact that one of the nation’s leading research institutions can have. Here are some of 2019’s top stories that highlight their groundbreaking research.
Pollution and changes in the brain
Memory problems and … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC CEO Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, and Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, look back at the last year with a sense of pride and gratitude. Click on the image below to see photos … Read More »
Six faculty members from the Keck School were recently named to the 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which identifies scientists who are among the most influential in their fields.
To make the list, which is compiled … Read More »
Air pollution is a major problem in large cities from Los Angeles to New Delhi, with studies linking pollutant inhalation to chronic health conditions such as asthma, the most common respiratory disease worldwide. In fact, an increase in air pollution … Read More »
Why do some leukemia patients have more aggressive disease, and why do some of their cancer cells resist treatment? USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu, PhD, is tackling these critical questions with $550,000 of support from … Read More »
A USC analysis of tens of thousands of cannabis-related posts on Twitter found that social bots regularly perpetuated bogus health claims on the platform, illustrating how false statements may drown out solid science on social media.
The study appears today in … Read More »