Keck Medicine physicians recognized by Pasadena Magazine for 2021 Top Doctors issue

The physicians of Keck Medicine of USC once again have been recognized by Pasadena Magazine in its 2021 Top Doctors issue.

Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue honors practicing physicians in Pasadena and surrounding cities within the San Gabriel Valley who are Read More »

September 3rd, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Kids and cannabis: California dispensaries lack adequate screening to keep out minors

California bars kids from cannabis dispensaries and shields them from cannabis marketing, but those statewide restrictions aren’t working as well as policymakers had hoped.

That’s according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that evaluates how these regulations designed to protect minors Read More »

September 2nd, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Laura Mosqueda to shape health care for older Americans through Health Aging Policy Fellowship

By 2030, 71 million Americans will be 65 and older. Along with the joys of aging, many older adults experience complex and chronic health problems that may result in disability. It is not surprising that, as a group, older adults Read More »

September 2nd, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Playing a virtual reality game during medical procedures can reduce pain and anxiety in children

Anyone who has watched a child face a doctor with a needle knows how stressful those moments can be for all involved. For children with serious medical conditions undergoing frequent procedures like blood draws and catheter placements, the ongoing anxiety Read More »

September 1st, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Exposure to persistent environmental toxins in everyday products may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents

A new USC study finds that a class of environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls. The pollutants, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are a group of Read More »

September 1st, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

White coat ceremony welcomes occupational therapy classes of 2022 and 2023

On Aug. 27, at USC’s Health Sciences Campus, 314 Trojan occupational therapy graduate students from both the Master’s class of 2022 and the class of 2023 donned their white coats during the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Read More »

August 31st, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

State bill to reimburse health care on the streets highlighted at USC Street Medicine Symposium

Already at crisis levels before the arrival of COVID-19, homelessness in Los Angeles County now affects more than 66,000 people. The vast majority of them never see a doctor, even when they have serious health issues – last year, more Read More »

August 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Environmental pollution may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease risk

For decades, research has shown the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease in the United States is dramatically higher among African American populations than in non-Hispanic white populations. Scientists have suspected a variety of contributing factors, but the underlying reasons have Read More »

August 27th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC tests nearly 27,000 students for COVID, yielding surprisingly low positivity rates

As students moved to campus for the start of classes, nearly 27,000 passed through USC Student Health’s “pop testing” sites at Jefferson Lot, Pardee Marks, Pappas Quad and the Eric Cohen Health Center.

To fulfill the Trojan Check requirements for weekly Read More »

August 25th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

The COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy – what women need to know

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended all pregnant women and those who plan on getting pregnant get the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, however, only some 23% of pregnant women have received at least one dose of a vaccine, Read More »

August 24th, 2021|Announcements, COVID-19, Keck Net Intranet|

USC-led study traces the blueprints for how human kidneys form their filtering units

When it comes to building a kidney, only nature possesses the complete set of blueprints. But a USC-led team of scientists has managed to borrow some of nature’s pages through a comprehensive analysis of how kidneys form their filtering units, Read More »

August 23rd, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

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|

Steve Kay named the David L. Lee-Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology

Steve Kay, PhD, has added another title to his impressive resume at the Keck School of Medicine: He has been named the David L. Lee-Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology.

The endowed post is for an Read More »

August 23rd, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris receives renewal of prestigious designation from the National Cancer Institute

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (USC Norris) at Keck Medicine of USC renewed its comprehensiveness designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the highest federal rank for a cancer center in the nation. This designation accompanies funding through the Cancer Read More »

August 20th, 2021|Announcements, 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|

Scholar selected for key EPA advisory committee

At all levels of government, the most seasoned legislators know that vibrant communities depend upon sound public policy – and that at the heart of effective policy is meaningful and reliable data. Gathering, synthesizing and analyzing that data has been Read More »

August 18th, 2021|Announcements, 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|

Experts offer seven tips about Alzheimer’s and brain health

Seven experts from across USC, including the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently were featured on Lessons in Lifespan Health, a podcast produced by the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

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August 16th, 2021|Announcements, 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|

Study of skull birth defect takes it from the top

Contrary to the popular song, the neck bone is actually connected to one of 22 separate head bones that make up the human skull. These plate-like bones intersect at specialized joints called sutures, which normally allow the skull to expand Read More »

August 11th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|