USC collaborates with LA city, county to explore use of rapid COVID-19 testing

USC researchers are collaborating with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on a project to examine the use of coronavirus rapid antigen tests among first responders and school-aged children.

The pilot study aims Read More »

October 27th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Volunteer effort offers help to the pandemic’s most vulnerable groups

When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s “Safer at Home” order began on March 19, Keck Medicine of USC family medicine physician Jennifer Boozer, DO, knew seniors would suffer.

“When we rapidly switched from office care to telehealth, Read More »

October 27th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Your guide to a COVID-19 vaccine: What the public needs to know

News about a potential COVID-19 vaccine is announced almost daily, leading people to wonder when a vaccine will be available, and whether it will be safe. Edward Jones-Lopez, MD, MS, a Keck Medicine of USC infectious diseases expert and Read More »

October 26th, 2020|Announcements, Clinical Studies, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: COVID-19 pandemic widens exercise gap between younger children and adolescents

Patterns set during childhood can influence adult life profoundly, and exercise habits are no exception. With the U.S. seeing a 20-year trend of increased risk of being overweight or obese among children, there’s reason for concern about both Read More »

October 19th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital provides a safe place for growing families

With Keck Medicine of USC now accepting patients for all needed health care services, clinicians, administration and staff have worked extremely hard to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. This ongoing series covers the changes that patients and Read More »

September 29th, 2020|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|