U.S. News & World Report releases 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings

On July 16, Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, released an announcement regarding Keck Medicine of USC’s high rankings from this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. The memo has been reprinted here to make Read More »

July 16th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Americans find hospital-at-home care appealing and safe

Hospital-level care provided in a patient’s own home is appealing to a majority of people for its convenience, comfort and effectiveness, and the possibility of faster recovery as a result, according to a USC Schaeffer Center study Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Belonging and camouflaging while Black, female and autistic

A new conceptual article published in Autism in Adulthood by a team of USC researchers and students from the Disparity Reduction and Equity in Autism Services (DREAmS) Lab explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

To regenerate the kidney, please don’t pass the salt

A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a NIH-funded study led by USC Stem Cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi and published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

This innate regenerative Read More »

July 15th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC, published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, finds that transgender adults have double the prevalence of cirrhosis compared to cisgender adults (people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth), suggesting Read More »

July 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Bluthenthal and Hughes Halbert take lead in population and public health

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has named interim leadership for the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, distinguished professor of population and public health sciences, stepped into the role of interim Read More »

July 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cogan named recipient of ACRM’s Deborah L. Wilkerson Early Career Award

Alison Cogan, PhD, assistant professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at the USC Chan Division, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Deborah L. Read More »

July 5th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Key USC researchers’ dementia cost model aims to help patients, families

Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD, of the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, is leading researchers from across USC in a project to build a dementia cost model that will generate comprehensive Read More »

July 5th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Academy for Continuous Improvement celebrates graduation of first cohorts

On June 14 and June 20, Keck Medicine of USC celebrated the graduation of its first leadership cohorts for the Keck Academy for Continuous Improvement (KACI). A collaboration between the Keck Medicine of USC Operating System, the Quality Institute and Read More »

July 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC celebrates Juneteenth

On June 19, the Black Leaders and Colleagues at Keck Medicine of USC (B.L.A.C.K. Med) employee resource group for Black and African American employees, honored Juneteenth with a flag-raising ceremony at Keck Medical Center, followed by a celebration with food, Read More »

June 26th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Restrictive abortion policies linked to declines in other types of contraceptive use

Women residing in states with the most restrictive abortion policies after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade also experienced declines in the rates of birth control pill and emergency contraceptive use, according to a new study Read More »

June 26th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study explores potential first-in-class treatment for common form of fatty liver disease

Research led by Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, dean of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, indicates that a cholesterol-binding protein may be the key to stopping a subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver Read More »

June 26th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts 2024 Festival of Life

The USC Trojan Marching Band The USC Trojan Marching Band (Photo/Hinde Kast)

On June 1, the 2024 Festival of Life celebrated the strength, resilience and tenacity of cancer survivors and their families, honoring Read More »

June 26th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Analysis: Competitive bidding vital to ensuring sustainability of Medicare Advantage

A new white paper by scholars from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics recommends a competitive bidding model that bases Medicare Advantage rates on market forces and delinking rates from traditional Medicare costs. Read More »

June 25th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The importance of mentorship in audiology and speech-language pathology

Nicole Greene, AuD, John Parsons, AuD, and Barbara J. Moore, EdD all occupy positions of prestige and respect within the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part Read More »

June 25th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital ICU nursing staff earn Gold Beacon distinction

In late May, the nurses of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s intensive care unit received the Gold Beacon Award at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition.

The award is a national benchmark distinction that measures Read More »

June 19th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Arcadia Hospital names two new executive leaders

Abelardo (Abe) Núñez has been named the new chief financial officer for USC Arcadia Hospital. Veronica Vasquez-Montez, MD, MBA, has been appointed to a brand new position: associate chief medical officer. They will assume their new roles on July 8 Read More »

June 19th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Joseph Ouzounian, MD, named president of USC Care Medical Group

Keck Medicine of USC has named Joseph Ouzounian, MD, as president of USC Care Medical Group, a faculty practice plan composed of Keck Medicine physicians at hospitals and ambulatory locations. Ouzounian, who is also chair of the Read More »

June 19th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Mothers pay more out of pocket when pregnancy crosses two calendar years

Mothers whose pregnancies span two calendar years could face higher out-of-pocket costs for maternity care simply because of when they became pregnant, according to a new USC study.

The study, from the USC Schaeffer Center for Read More »

June 19th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New ‘smart bandages’ hold potential for revolutionizing the treatment of chronic wounds

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology is developing a series of cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize wound care, including smart bandages that would automatically sense and respond to changing Read More »

June 18th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|