2024 USC Choi Family Awards celebrate patient-centered care
On June 6, Keck Medicine of USC held its seventh annual USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care.
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USC Mann psychiatric pharmacy expert receives 2024 Safety Net Innovation Award
David Dadiomov, PharmD, BCPP, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received a 2024 Safety Net Innovation Award with grant funding for the … Read More »
USC Arcadia Hospital holds Pride Month flag-raising ceremony
On June 6, USC Arcadia Hospital held its second annual flag-raising ceremony to commemorate Pride Month with more than 75 team members in attendance.
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Most hospitals have flexible payment options, but details are hard to come by
Patients face numerous administrative barriers to get financial help information from hospitals according to a “secret shopper” study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. While more than 86% of hospitals contacted offer financial … Read More »
USC and Keck Medicine kick off Pride Month
Trojan students, faculty and staff kicked off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on Monday, June 3 with a powerful virtual program that included remarks by USC President Carol L. Folt, followed by a pride flag raising ceremony on the USC Health Sciences … Read More »
Simms/Mann Family Foundation honors Keck Medicine of USC nurses
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has gifted 10 Keck Medicine of USC nurses $10,000 each as part of the foundation’s Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness campaign. The gift celebrates the bold leadership of Los Angeles nurses and their continued innovation … Read More »
USC Mann faculty members receive USC Zumberge Preliminary Studies Research Awards
Three faculty members from the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are among 10 USC researchers to receive Zumberge Preliminary Studies Research Awards from the USC Office of Research and … Read More »
New brain imaging technique involves a clear viewing window in patient’s skull
In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have designed and implanted a transparent window in the skull of a patient. The implant was then … Read More »
USC Roski Eye Institute conducts clinical trials for thyroid eye disease treatment
The USC Roski Eye Institute is at the forefront of three separate clinical trials exploring new medications to treat thyroid eye disease (TED), a condition that causes the eyes to bulge and leads to vision loss, double … Read More »
Keck School scientist named president of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy
Paula Cannon, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has become the president of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), the world’s … Read More »
City presents Brain Tumor Awareness Month proclamation to USC Brain Tumor Center
On May 28, Paul Krekorian, president of the Los Angeles City Council, recognized May 2024 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month for the first time in the city’s history and honored the USC Brain Tumor Center, part of … Read More »
Carolyn Meltzer, MD, appointed to CIRM board
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), California’s state stem cell agency, has appointed Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to its leadership board. She joins 35 Californians … Read More »
PhD student receives Todos Juntos grant and All of Us Researcher Workbench access
Angel Arizpe, MPH, a third year PhD student in the epidemiology program, has been awarded $10,000 from the Healthy Americas Research Consortium (HARC) Todos Juntos Grants to support his research on cancer-related health disparities faced by Hispanic communities in the … Read More »
Increased shingles vaccination rates linked to Inflation Reduction Act
Among the aims of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), one is to reduce health care costs for older adults by eliminating cost sharing for certain drugs and vaccines covered by Medicare Part D. To help determine if the impact matches … Read More »
USC Mann faculty member Serghei Mangul, PhD, named a Fulbright Scholar
Serghei Mangul, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy and quantitative and computational biology at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024–2025 academic … Read More »
Prenatal fluoride exposure linked to risk of childhood neurobehavioral problems
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that a 0.68 milligram per liter increase in fluoride exposure may nearly double the chance of a child showing neurobehavioral problems in a range considered close to or at … Read More »
Keck School researcher discovers drug that may delay onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
A researcher from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has discovered a potential breakthrough in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and treating hydrocephalus. Young-Kwon Hong, PhD, the chief of basic science research for … Read More »
USC Health magazine’s latest issue is now available
Readers of USC Health, Keck Medicine of USC’s patient- and community-facing magazine, can find the latest issue online at KeckMedicine.org/magazine. Print copies are also en route to Keck Medicine clinical locations and mailboxes across southern California.
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Half-identical donors offer best outcomes for Hispanic patients undergoing bone marrow transplants
A new Keck Medicine of USC study published in Leukemia Research suggests that a bone marrow transplant from a haploidentical (half-identical) relative may greatly increase patients’ odds of success, in addition to being easier to find.
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Study reveals racial disparities in diagnosis and drug use for dementia symptoms
Compared to Black and Asian people, white and Hispanic people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias were more likely to be diagnosed with symptoms like depression and agitation, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer … Read More »