It has been one year since the world seemingly shut down in response to a new virus that had begun to spread rapidly. At Keck Medicine of USC, hospital leadership had been meeting since January 2020 to determine … Read More »
USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are launching a study that will follow as many as 3,000 county residents over time to better understand social inequities exposed by COVID-19 as well as other impacts … Read More »
Since last January 2020, much of the global pandemic has felt unpredictable, from how the healthcare system will be impacted, to how individual patients will fare with the disease. The volatile ups and downs in trying to predict … Read More »
The end of the pandemic glimmers on the horizon. Deaths and new COVID cases are in steep decline. Many people have been working at home for months instead of driving long commutes. So why do they feel so … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is following protocols developed by the CDC and the state and county departments of public health to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine equitably and responsibly. On March 1, the vaccine clinic opened up to people … Read More »
Geoffrey Joyce is chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics at the USC School of Pharmacy. He recently shared his perspective on the end of the pandemic that was published on MarketWatch … Read More »
New findings from the Understanding Coronavirus in America survey reveal that when it comes to attitudes and beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine — from willingness to get the vaccine to knowing someone who has been vaccinated … Read More »
COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful indirect consequences.
Alcohol and … Read More »
As COVID vaccines roll out all over Los Angeles County, people who care for their elderly immigrant relatives are navigating barriers to getting them inoculated.
Language, culture and technology all can keep people in the … Read More »
Felipe Osorno is executive administrator of Continuum of Care Operations and Value Improvement at Keck Medicine of USC. He recently shared his perspective on vaccine distribution in an op-ed that was published by the … Read More »
The pain was unbearable. The headaches were relentless. When Mahogany Jones complained of a toothache to her mother, Kamika, their options for care were limited. The COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted dental care, which meant low- and no-cost services … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC nurses and USC School of Pharmacy students vaccinated more than 400 people from the Eastside of Los Angeles on Feb. 20 to help counter disparities in COVID-19 inoculation.