Study shows how gene activity enhances immune cell production in mice

A study from USC Stem Cell’s Rong Lu Lab has discovered 40 genes that play different roles in building and maintaining the body’s various immune cells.

The findings, published in Science Advances, could serve as Read More »

January 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Dementia diagnoses increased after Medicare risk adjustment

A new study from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics confirms that dementia diagnoses increased across the United States after Medicare Advantage (MA) began calculating plan payments to account for Read More »

January 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Panel recommends financially sound ways for hospitals to evolve

A new white paper released by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and the Aspen Institute’s Health Medicine & Society Program offers recommendations for how hospitals can evolve to meet Read More »

January 24th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pharmacy product vending machines return to University Park Campus

University Student Health and USC pharmacies — owned by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — and  have successfully added two pharmacy vending machines to the University Park Campus. While the first Read More »

January 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers explore possibilities for laryngeal imaging without surgery

At some point in the future, Brillouin microscopy — which creates images by measuring viscoelasticity — may be able to be used in lieu of surgery to diagnose certain vocal trauma in professional singers and speakers.

Michael Johns, Read More »

January 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|