For the first time ever, the City of Los Angeles hosted the world’s largest stem cell conference. By choosing Los Angeles as the host city for this major annual meeting, the International Society for Stem … Read More »
Nearly half of all birth defects involve the face and skull and, for the most part, scientists remain unclear as to why most occur. To better serve families at risk for these conditions, scientists need … Read More »
On July 1, Vishal Patel, MD, PhD, joined the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC as an assistant professor of radiology. Patel, who earned his doctoral degree in biomedical … Read More »
Despite numerous telephone, mail and internet scams directed toward older adults, relatives may perpetrate more financial elder abuse than strangers, suggests a new study by experts at the Keck School of Medicine … Read More »
More than 250 parents, family members and friends of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Class of 2023 got a first glimpse of what their loved ones will experience in medical school at the Keck School’s New Parent Orientation.
Held … Read More »
Smitha Ravipudi, MPH, has been named CEO of USC Care Medical Group, administrators announced recently. Ravipudi will transition from her current role as chief operating officer for USC Care effective immediately, according to an Aug. 12 memo sent by Rod … Read More »
For the nearly 190 students who recited the Hippocratic Oath on the Broad Lawn, Aug. 9 marked the beginning of their careers as medical professionals. The members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Class of 2023 donned their … Read More »
When Jose Salas walked into the USC Sleep Apnea and Snoring Surgery Center in 2017, he was beyond exhausted. At that point, he had been dealing with sleep apnea for 15 years. Instead of joining colleagues for lunch at work, … Read More »
The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles can be described as a burning building: the latest count put the number up 12%, at 36,300 in the city alone. That’s the largest population of unsheltered homeless in the country, by far. To … Read More »
The USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, which specializes in treating sports-related and recreational injuries affecting the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow, recently announced the appointment … Read More »
Growing stem cells isn’t just something junior faculty do in the lab. Eight of the junior faculty in the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine recently welcomed new babies into their families … Read More »
The Department of Emergency Medicine has assumed responsibility for Keck Medicine of USC’s Evaluation and Treatment Clinic (ETC), a move that will expand the range of urgent, non-emergency medical services provided by the hospital.
The ETC, located in the Gold Lobby … Read More »
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a five-year, $170 million annual funding agreement for the Keck School of Medicine of USC to provide patient care services and physician medical education at Los Angeles County + USC Medical … Read More »
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), an affiliate of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has announced that the Anderson Stewart Family Foundation has made a $50 million gift to the institution, a visionary investment from the family of Marion … Read More »
Veteran university administrator Winston B. Crisp has been named USC vice president for student affairs, USC President Carol L. Folt announced July 31.
An expert in student development, Crisp formerly served as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of … Read More »
As a young oral surgeon in China, Yang Chai, DDS, PhD, often operated on babies born with cleft lips or palates.
“You talk to the parents, and they were very emotional … Read More »
“All these things we do, it’s X-ray beam interaction with matter in order to visualize structures of different materials,” said Tea Jashashvili, MD, PhD, assistant professor of research radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as she described … Read More »
Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, was ranked No. 16 on the U.S. News & World Report 2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, … Read More »
Are opioid medications the only way to fight pain? Experts at USC say no, as growing research shows that non-opioid pain medicine and other tools can help people reduce or even avoid the use of narcotics.
Pain management professionals use a … Read More »
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma is a rare cancer that often originates deep in the body and develops from connective tissues, fat and muscle.
Sarcoma expert William Tseng, MD, associate professor of clinical surgery at the Keck School of Medicine … Read More »