As one of the clinicians in the Cancer Survivorship Program at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yasmeen Khan, PA-C, guides patients through their next steps after completing their cancer treatment. By sitting down with each patient, she is able to … Read More »
As a husband and father, an emergency medicine physician and volunteer medic with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff ’s Office Special Enforcement Detail, Kristopher Lyon, MD, had an increasingly busy life. And a noisy one.
Then one … Read More »
Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences.
The findings, which … Read More »
When competitors line up for the American Brain Tumor Association 5K Run/Walk on the University Park Campus this weekend, they’ll know it’s for a good cause. But most will have no idea about the enthusiastic scientist who … Read More »
Which foods are the healthiest, and which cause us harm? It’s been debated long before “paleo,” “low-carb” and “sugar-busting” entered our lexicon. But even staples of widely acknowledged healthy diets like fish and fruit may be harmful in higher doses … Read More »
Only 23% of biomedical PhD holders eventually land tenure-track faculty positions, according to a report by the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group. Beating these odds, six postdoctoral trainees from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s … Read More »
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded USC a five-year, $3 million grant to study the impact of environmental chemicals on Type 2 diabetes in young adults.
The study will examine the effects of multiple chemical exposures on glucose … Read More »
The invention of interactive map applications has revolutionized wayfinding, providing an unprecedented level of information far beyond what printed road maps can offer. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) are giving us a similar look into the anatomy of … Read More »
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) recently awarded $3.73 million to Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, University Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical … Read More »
Children, adolescents and young adults treated in pediatric emergency departments associated with children’s hospitals are much less likely to be prescribed opioids compared to young patients treated for similar ailments at general emergency departments.
This is according to a new study … Read More »
The attacks usually start at night, foreshadowed by barking dogs and the chatter of machine guns in the distance.
Then the soldiers come. They storm through the tiny hamlets in northeast Myanmar, sending residents scattering for their lives into the … Read More »
Janey had severe pneumonia and stomach cancer that had spread to her bones and liver.
She endured surgery, several rounds of chemotherapy and many overnight hospital stays. Her weight dropped dramatically, leaving the personal trainer a shadow of her former self.
But … Read More »
The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has built and launched a powerful new smartphone application, Schol-AR, that uses augmented reality (AR) to … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC hosted a conversation with the 20th U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, on Oct. 10 in Mayer Auditorium for faculty, students and staff. Adams’ enthusiasm for the students was evident as … Read More »
The 2019 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize has been awarded to Stanley T. Crooke, MD, PhD, of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and Ryszard Kole, PhD, emeritus professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The researchers are recognized for … Read More »
As the students stepped off their buses, they were introduced to a new world that was at their disposal. Most didn’t know it was accessible. Some didn’t even know it existed.
The place, USC’s Health Sciences Campus, is right in their … Read More »
In preparation for a whirlwind summer of promoting job opportunities for students across the globe, Carl Martellino, MA, USC’s associate vice provost for student affairs and career services, not only brushed up on his Chinese phrases … Read More »
A group of young adult cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers connected deeply with compassion, passion, friendship and support at Camp Ronald McDonald during the AYA@USC Retreat, held Sept. 27-29 in Idyllwild. This is the third year that AYA@USC, the … Read More »
Lynda D. Roman, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, specializes… Read More »
Andrew Cha, RN, was tending to a patient in the 6 North unit at Keck Hospital of USC when his stroke occurred.
“Although I had felt some stiffness the night before, I didn’t know that I would become aphasic by the … Read More »