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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Health care providers nationwide are witnessing a concerning trend in the declining rates of routine cancer screenings, including those for breast cancer. This means that some people are likely unaware that they need cancer treatment. This is particularly … Read More »
Vaughn Starnes, MD, is a Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, director of the USC Cardiovascular Institute, and the surgeon-in-chief at Keck Hospital of USC and USC … Read More »
Infectious disease experts have long known that the best the way to keep a deadly virus from spreading across hospital wards is to confine contagious patients to negative-pressure rooms.
Now researchers at the USC Tina … Read More »
For those working in health care, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a team effort. At USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, a core group got to work on preparation efforts as early as January to ensure that the … Read More »
With Keck Medicine of USC now accepting all patients for needed health care services and the fall semester in motion, departments throughout have taken steps to make sure that the risk of COVID-19 transmission is minimal. This has … Read More »
Clinicians and researchers around the world are racing to collect data in order to better understand COVID-19 — including risk factors for severe cases, treatment strategies and the viability of various vaccines. But a vital element missing has … Read More »
From the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, administrators and staff at Keck Medicine of USC learned valuable lessons about the day-to-day realities of keeping people safe while still providing high-quality care. These lessons helped to inform when … Read More »
The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a psychiatrist, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about.
Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling volunteers as part of a multicenter clinical trial sponsored by AstraZeneca to determine if an experimental vaccine known as AZD1222 provides protection against the coronavirus. The trial will … Read More »
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, visitors … Read More »
Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Siegel, a physician-scientist who specializes in the treatment of people who live with schizophrenia … Read More »
Laura Mosqueda, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has officially launched the COVID-19 Research Task Force to marshal USC’s expertise against the novel coronavirus. The effort includes dozens of scientists … Read More »
As the pandemic continues, physicians and researchers across the world are working doggedly to find ways to mitigate the toll of COVID-19, especially among populations experiencing infection surges. While many scientists are striving to create a vaccine, others … Read More »
As communities settle into a new normal, it has become clear that protective masks are an important part of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Keck Medicine of USC experts recently shared advice on how the public can properly … Read More »
This spring, Keck Medicine of USC staff found themselves on the front lines in the response to COVID-19. Helping patients requires teamwork involving many different kinds of specialists, some of whom may not be at the forefront of … Read More »
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