When Norman Levan, MD, passed away at the age of 98, he left a gift totaling $12 million to the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Levan, a professor emeritus and former chief of Dermatology at the Keck School, left $10 … Read More »
The long-term risk for obesity and its complications, including Type 2 diabetes, may be established during a critical period between birth and weaning, according to scientists at Keck Medicine of USC.
The research, published April 2, in the peer-reviewed journal Public … Read More »
A protocol for urgent-start peritoneal dialysis results in less blood stream infections and appears to reduce mortality when compared to urgent-start hemodialysis, according to research presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings in Dallas, TX.
Most patients who … Read More »
A powerful relationship exists between prenatal exposure to a common pollutant and disturbances in parts of the brain that support information processing and behavioral control.
The findings were made by researchers at the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children’s Hospital … Read More »
Standout students, faculty and administrators celebrated the heights of Trojan scholarship at the 34th annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 15.
USC President C. L. Max Nikias presented the Presidential Medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Roberta G. Williams, MD, and … Read More »
A group from Keck Medical Center of USC was the top fund-raising team in the Fight for Air Climb, a stair-climbing event held April 11 in downtown Los Angeles. The Keck Medical team was also the largest group, with 46 … Read More »
More than 150,000 book lovers descended on the University Park Campus this past weekend for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, an annual event considered the largest public literary celebration in the country.
Held at USC since 2011, the two-day … Read More »
In a new genome-wide association study, an international team led by Keck Medicine of USC neuroscientists has found evidence that some people may be more genetically susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss than others.
Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most … Read More »
Using herpesvirus, molecular immunologists from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a cellular process that activates a critical immune defense against pathogens, which could have implications for developing drugs to bolster one’s immunity to infection. Some herpesvirus infections … Read More »
At first glance, it’s hard to tell that the photos of Bill Wishner’s “I Don’t Explain” collection aren’t, in fact, paintings themselves. But looking beyond the colorful collages of painted characters, scrawled phrases, and peeling poster images reveals the bricks, … Read More »
If there’s a cure for male pattern baldness, it might hurt a little.
A team led by USC Stem Cell Principal Investigator Cheng-Ming Chuong, MD, PhD, has demonstrated that by plucking 200 hairs in a specific pattern and density, they can … Read More »
Over the last few months, the Ramona Gardens housing development in the Boyle Heights neighborhood has been home to a community-wide movement led by local residents-turned-health educators, known in Spanish as promotoras.
As part of an evidence-based health education program … Read More »
In Las Vegas, where good luck is everyone’s dream, a chance meeting in 2013 put two men — one a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, the other a renowned physician and author — on a path that they hope will change … Read More »
Celebrated Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko recently recited a selection of his work at the 5th Annual Vladimir Zelman Distinguished and Endowed Lectureship presented by the Department of Anesthesiology at Keck School of Medicine of USC and sponsored by the Guilford … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and Cerner Corporation recently hosted more than 100 nursing leaders from across the country during the 2015 CNO Forum.
Participants received education on industry topics related to nursing and spent time networking with peers during the three-day … Read More »
U.S. health care is in dire need of repair, said David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, during a March 31 talk titled “Creating a High Performing Health System” in the Keck School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Series.
A former national coordinator for … Read More »
A web-based app that monitors and displays an array of surgical data in real time has been unveiled at Keck Hospital of USC.
The Perioperative QlikView App displays data for the 24 operating rooms in the Main OR. The app allows … Read More »
In an emergency, life-saving information will now appear in the first place you’re likely to look — your smart phone.
KeckAlert, a new mobile emergency information app, is available solely for the use of Keck Medicine of USC staff members. The … Read More »
Stephen B. Gruber, MD, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently hosted physicians and researchers from the National University Singapore’s Cancer Science Institute.
The first Bi-National Cancer Symposium, USC-Singapore, was held March 26.
The delegation from Singapore included Khay-Guan Yeho, MMed, … Read More »
Fresh from a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, American Medical Association President Robert Wah, MD, stopped by Keck Medical Center of USC to discuss the Affordable Care Act, regulatory hurdles facing physicians and historic legislation that … Read More »