Surprise medical bills occur when a patient receives out-of-network care in situations largely outside their control — for example, emergency care or procedures performed by an out-of-network specialist at an in-network facility. Patients receive a surprise bill from their insurer … Read More »
A new study has found that on days with both extreme heat and elevated air pollution, deaths are 21% more likely, a significantly higher percentage than the likelihood of death on days with only one of these … Read More »
In a new pair of studies from USC Stem Cell, scientists have revealed clues about the origin of jaws in vertebrates roughly 500 million years ago. In the absence of clear fossil evidence, both studies used zebrafish to illustrate a … Read More »
The University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) recently honored Keck Medicine of USC CEO Rod Hanners and Inderbir S. Gill, MD, chair and distinguished professor of urology, Shirley and Donald Skinner Chair in Urologic Cancer Surgery and executive … Read More »
Scientists at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute have released a newly expanded dataset of stroke patient brain scans, named the Anatomical Tracings of Lesion After Stroke (ATLAS), with the goal to advance stroke … Read More »