Kelsie Kaiser, DPT, had been treating a woman for hyper-mobility. One day the patient introduced Kaiser to her transgender son — he had just had chest masculinization surgery (top surgery) and hoped that the physical therapist could … Read More »
Saturday, July 1, marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion when it issued its ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Today the national debate over abortion access and reproductive rights continues.
Experts at … Read More »
Krist Azizian, PharmD, MHA, has been named chief pharmacy officer for the Keck Medicine of USC health system. Azizian assumes this role immediately and will continue to serve as chief pharmacy officer for Keck Medical Center of USC.
He will also … Read More »
Research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the EPA, has shown that levels of certain air pollutants deemed safe by the EPA are still linked to changes in brain function … Read More »
Title IX — the landmark legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding — was signed into law on June 23, 1972. In recognition of this anniversary, the University of California is presenting … Read More »
For the 33rd year in a row, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center welcomed survivors and their loved ones to to be honored for their strength, resilience, and tenacity.
The annual event, held on the Pappas Quad, maintained cherished traditions such as … Read More »
In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, Keck Medicine of USC organized a number of events to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday and has also been referred … Read More »
Vaughn Starnes, MD, the founding executive director of the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute, joined Keck Medicine CEO Rod Hanners’s video series, “Conversations with Rod,” to discuss the future of heart care … Read More »
A new analysis from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics warns that overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans now exceed 20% — or $75 billion — per year, underscoring the urgent need for … Read More »
At the USC Roski Eye Institute, researchers Melinda Chang, MD, a pediatric neuro-ophthalmologist and Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD, who specializes in glaucoma, are leading research on the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in the field … Read More »
In a ceremony on the Health Sciences Campus on May 31, Gabriel Zada, MD, director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, was named Keck Medical Center of USC’s Physician of the Year. This was the organization’s inaugural Physician of the … Read More »
On March 10, 2023, Senta Georgia, PhD, of USC Stem Cell, became the first Black PhD scientist to be tenured in the history of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, which was founded … Read More »
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has uncovered significant racial disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD) faced by Black patients in the United … Read More »
On June 6 and 7, the employee inclusion resource (ERG) group Keck Pride celebrated the start of Pride Month with breakfast events taking place on the Health Sciences Campus and at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Sunday, the ERG led … Read More »
Eight years after biosimilar drugs were introduced to the prescription drug market, researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center have studied the cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) and five similar medications as an example of biosimilars’ potential … Read More »
The study, led by Leah Stein Duker, PhD, OTR/L, of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, in partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and assisted by … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is set to launch the Fellowship in Continuous Learning for Antiracist Curricular Change, building from a new departmental initiative to embed principles of … Read More »
Next year, Rocco Cavaleri, PhD, head of the Brain Stimulation and Rehabilitation Lab at West Sydney University, will spend four to six months at the Applied Movement and Pain Laboratory — … Read More »
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation has awarded 10 Keck Medicine of USC nurses with a surprise gift of $10,000 each as part of the foundation’s inaugural Off the Chart: Rewarding Nursing Greatness campaign. The award … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Steven Gazal, PhD, working with researchers from around the world, is part of the first scientific team to precisely identify segments of the human genome that have remained consistent, or … Read More »