Keck Hospital of USC earned an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, during the Fall 2019 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. This rating places Keck Hospital among the safest hospitals in the … Read More »
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center once again partnered with USC Athletics on Nov. 2 for the annual Cancer Awareness football game. A team of physicians, administrators and patients took the field during halftime of the game against the University … Read More »
Reuters has ranked the University of Southern California (USC) No. 8 on its 2019 list of the Most Innovative Universities in the World. The annual list identifies and ranks educational institutions doing the most to advance … Read More »
A new USC study shows that mint was the most popular flavor of e-cigarettes used by U.S. teens in 2019, a finding that could impact proposed federal regulations intended to rein in soaring e-cig use among youth.
The research, which appeared … Read More »
USC researchers have completed a detailed deconstruction of the kidney, revealing for the first time an intimate portrait of gender differences and more in the organ.
The findings could benefit 37 million Americans suffering from kidney disease by helping to distinguish … Read More »
On Oct. 26, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), in conjunction with the YMCA of the Foothills, hosted its free annual health fair for the community in the hospital’s lower parking lot. The yearly event is one of the hospital’s largest … Read More »
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and many people don’t realize that of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly two-thirds are women. The reason for this striking discrepancy isn’t yet known, and proposed theories range from differences in … Read More »
Most people know that problems with memory and cognition are an early hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but fewer are aware that in up to 88% of patients, neuropsychiatric issues like depression, anxiety and apathy are also among the first symptoms … Read More »
A new study published in Lancet Oncology reveals that the internet popularity of health awareness campaigns may not always translate into a greater interest in related health behaviors.
Researchers at the Keck School … Read More »
It wasn’t the launch into retirement Mike Fleisher expected. He had just retired on Oct. 1, 2017, and had plans to celebrate the end of his six-days-a-week work schedule by traveling to South America and the Galapagos Islands with his … Read More »
Students who are transgender and in the process of transitioning have a team of health professionals and advocates at USC to support them on their journey.
On the medical side, Patty Pinanong in USC Student Health ensures the dozen … Read More »
Alumni, faculty and staff gathered for a day of learning and reminiscing at the Keck Medicine of USC Annual Meeting and Healthcare Conference. Held Oct. 18 on the Health Sciences Campus as part of Homecoming celebrations, the day consisted of … Read More »
A new study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily, implicating flavors in the teen vaping epidemic.
The study — published online Oct. 28 in … Read More »
USC benefits-eligible employees have a chance to re-enroll in benefits during this year’s open enrollment during the sign-up period, which began Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 18.
By enrolling during the open period, employees have access to discounts via the … Read More »
As one of the clinicians in the Cancer Survivorship Program at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yasmeen Khan, PA-C, guides patients through their next steps after completing their cancer treatment. By sitting down with each patient, she is able to … Read More »
As a husband and father, an emergency medicine physician and volunteer medic with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff ’s Office Special Enforcement Detail, Kristopher Lyon, MD, had an increasingly busy life. And a noisy one.
Then one … Read More »
Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences.
The findings, which … Read More »
When competitors line up for the American Brain Tumor Association 5K Run/Walk on the University Park Campus this weekend, they’ll know it’s for a good cause. But most will have no idea about the enthusiastic scientist who … Read More »
Which foods are the healthiest, and which cause us harm? It’s been debated long before “paleo,” “low-carb” and “sugar-busting” entered our lexicon. But even staples of widely acknowledged healthy diets like fish and fruit may be harmful in higher doses … Read More »
Only 23% of biomedical PhD holders eventually land tenure-track faculty positions, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group. Beating these odds, six postdoctoral trainees from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s … Read More »