Bus schedules shift across Health Sciences Campus for Fall 2021

USC Transportation and KMC Transportation Services announced changes to the bus schedules that serve the Health Sciences Campus. Beginning Aug. 23, 2021, USC Transportation is increasing service for various shuttles while some temporary Keck Medicine supplemental shuttles, meant to support Read More »

August 23rd, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

Health care leaders honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2021 awards ceremony

The Los Angeles Business Journal has honored several leaders from across Keck Medicine of USC, the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC School of Pharmacy in several categories at the 2021 Health Care Leadership Panel & Awards Read More »

August 19th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

The latest public health challenge: getting more Americans vaccinated

Social media conversations about the rise in COVID delta cases are full of assumptions about the 50% of Americans who are not yet fully vaccinated for COVID-19. USC researchers have been studying who they are, as well as the Read More »

August 17th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

People who manage their asthma can improve their chances against COVID-19

Asthmatics who have their illness well under control have less severe COVID-19 outcomes than those with uncontrolled asthma, according to a large study conducted by USC and Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

The findings, published in The Journal of Read More »

August 12th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

COVID-19 vaccine refusal increases after being overlooked during distribution process

Last winter, public officials had to decide which groups would receive priority for the limited quantities of newly approved COVID-19 vaccines. A new USC Schaeffer Center study finds that how vaccines are allocated may contribute to vaccine hesitant individuals later Read More »

August 6th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|