Raffi Boghossian saw a lot of things growing up in Beirut, Lebanon, during the height of a civil war. Out of those things grew a passion for nursing and service to others.
“I grew up in a war-torn country and all … Read More »
“Put yourself first.”
Ghecemy Lopez, MEd, speaks with experience from multiple perspectives when she gives that advice to cancer patients. Lopez is a cancer information resource and navigation specialist at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a two-time cancer survivor, … Read More »
Remote-controlled drones — technically known as UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles — are becoming more powerful, more reliable and cheaper.
Public health and humanitarian providers in remote areas have begun using the drones to deliver medical supplies and vaccines or provide … Read More »
Mandy Poppen, a nurse at Keck Hospital of USC, decided to go the extra mile for one patient’s family. In fact, she went an extra 280 miles to drive a grieving husband home after his wife passed away.
When Poppen arrived … Read More »
Standing at a busy restaurant counter during the lunch rush, Roop Mayall approaches the cashier to place her order.
“Name for the order, please?” he asks.
She opens her mouth to say her name, but she can’t make a sound. She begins … Read More »
As a Spanish-speaking native of L.A.’s South Gate neighborhood, Jessica Flores frequently accompanied her father to doctor visits to serve as translator, after realizing the language barrier with his doctor was interfering with his treatment.
Starting in July, Flores will serve … Read More »
Employees and visitors to the Health Sciences Campus are advised of new and ongoing construction detours. Please allow extra time for parking and be advised of the following changes to traffic patterns that could impact access:
From June 11 through July … Read More »
Running early or running late can have big consequences — especially when it comes to the progenitor cells involved in human kidney development. According to a new study in Developmental Cell from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Andy McMahon, … Read More »
My path to an MD wasn’t the usual one. After graduating college, I taught high school for two years in a low-income school in Oakland. The health inequalities between my students and their more privileged counterparts were pronounced. Lack of … Read More »
How do complex biological structures — an eye, a hand, a brain — emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology and a mystery still being grappled with by scientists who hope to one … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is expanding its network of ambulatory clinics with a new location in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley. Located at 125 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, the newly constructed three-story, 33,000-square-foot clinic will begin opening in … Read More »
Donna Elliott, MD, EdD, recently appointed vice dean for medical education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chair of the Department of Medical Education, continues to receive recognition for her work in student affairs. Elliott has been … Read More »
In your body, blood stem cells produce approximately 10 billion new white blood cells, which are also known as immune cells, each and every day. Even more remarkably, if some of these blood stem cells fail to do their part, … Read More »
The Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC hosted the first annual Primary Care Program Symposium April 28 on the Health Sciences Campus. Attendees included primary care preceptors and faculty wanting to improve their skills … Read More »
Medical students have a desire at heart to help and heal people. It propels us forward through years of rigorous training. I realized, however, larger “upstream” decisions can hinder our ability to care for patients. Limited or outdated policies, … Read More »
USC’s local campaign to encourage Latinas to get tested for cervical cancer extends further into the community this year, with the hiring of local health care professionals who already work with residents.
Es Tiempo is an annual public awareness campaign that was … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC recently honored health care employees who have exceeded the expectations of patients and families through exceptional care.
The USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care recognize nurses, residents, physicians, non-clinical staff and departments for demonstrating … Read More »
A nearly 130-million-year-old fossilized skull found in Utah is an Earth-shattering discovery in one respect.
The small fossil is evidence that the super-continental split likely occurred more recently than scientists previously thought and that a group of reptile-like mammals that bridge … Read More »
Health care professionals from California and surrounding states recently convened at an annual symposium aimed at delivering on the promise of patient-centered care.
The second annual USC Choi Family Patient-Centered Care Symposium, held April 30, is one component of the USC … Read More »
Niles D. Chapman, MD, emeritus associate clinical professor of thoracic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died May 13. He was 89.
Chapman, a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, was born in Houston and raised in Butte, Montana, during … Read More »