From The Conversation: What happens in drug trials
For COVID-19, like all illnesses, the drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent the disease must be backed by rigorous evidence. Clinical trials are the source of … Read More »
Ophthalmology residents adapt amid COVID-related disruptions
Amidst the pandemic, barrier shields meant to protect patients and physicians from possible COVID-19 transmission went on national backorder. Charles DeBoer, MD, PhD, a second-year resident at the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, responded by spending … Read More »
Actors who portray patients face a new world of virtual medical exams
Eve Muller is a trained actor who portrays patients to give medical school students a chance to practice their doctor-patient interactions. Her job, commonly titled “standardized patient,” helps faculty test the students’ interpersonal skills as well as their … Read More »
How protesters can protect their health
Recently the nation has experienced protests at a scale and duration not seen in decades. The act of protest has always carried risks: Under previous circumstances, demonstrators and community members have faced the possible dangers of violence, tear … Read More »
Doctors across disciplines pull together for ICU readiness
Experts at Keck Medicine of USC have developed a training course for physicians across different specialities who have volunteered to serve as needed in the intensive care unit at Keck Hospital of USC during the first wave … Read More »
Unsung hero plays critical role in COVID-19 infection prevention
Patients on the COVID-19 floor of Keck Hospital of USC recognize her friendly face. She’s not a doctor, nurse or therapist, but Maria Saravia is just as important to their care.
Saravia visits their room … Read More »
The Keck School secures millions for new research on the aging brain
Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are forging ahead with their research programs, … Read More »
Patient’s long journey leads to recovery after transplant surgery
Editor’s note: After publishing this story in 2020, Timothy Thomas died in 2022. Our condolences to those who knew him.
Every morning since Timothy Thomas was discharged from Keck Hospital of USC in February, he and his family take … Read More »
Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration awarded $30-million grant
Several groundbreaking studies are currently being developed at the Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration (C-DOCTOR), with a $30-million grant from the National Institute … Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu wins an NIH Emerging Investigator Award
Millions of blood cells are regenerated every second. To study the unique properties of individual blood-forming stem cells and how they contribute to aging, leukemia and other medical conditions, USC Stem Cell scientist … Read More »
Jackiewicz to step down as Keck Medicine of USC CEO
At the end of June, Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, will be stepping down from his position in order to serve as president of the University of Chicago Medical Center … Read More »
Six Trojans featured in May issue of OT Practice
Five faculty members from the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and one alumna made the pages of the May 2020 issue of … Read More »
Street Medicine program featured in publication promoting harm reduction
Since the problems of drug use and homelessness are intertwined, many activists trying to get more people off the streets have taken up the cause of harm reduction. Essentially, this means trying to repeal policies and laws that … Read More »
USC Stem Cell study shows when to quit “Yapping”
It turns out that to hear a person yapping, you need a protein called Yap. Working as part of what is known as the Yap/Tead complex, this important protein sends signals to the hearing organ to attain the … Read More »
Better Together: a health care consortium with a crucial goal
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to be a part of the Better Together consortium, which brings several health care institutions together to inform and encourage the greater Los Angeles community while looking beyond stay-at-home orders.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic … Read More »
Howard Hu named chair of preventive medicine
Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD, has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective July 1.
Hu was the founding dean of … Read More »
Papadopoulos receives 2020 Distinguished Andrologist Award
Vassilios Papadopoulos, PharmD, PhD, dean of the USC School of Pharmacy, has received the 2020 Distinguished Andrologist Award from the American Society of Andrology (ASA) for his scientific contributions to the field of andrology, leadership in … Read More »
Teamwork treats injured firefighters
Justin Gillenwater, MD, MS, was walking in a park in Santa Monica with his wife and baby on Saturday, May 16, when one of … Read More »
Luanne Thorndyke named to newly created post of executive vice dean
Luanne Thorndyke, MD, has been appointed to the role of executive vice dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective July 1.
In this newly created post, Thorndyke will represent the Dean’s Office … Read More »