Some students sell blood plasma to make extra cash during graduate school. Thomas Lozito, PhD, a new assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, … Read More »
The Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC is one of 25 premier research institutions that received a $4.7 million award to advance research on Down syndrome. The project, titled “Clinical Trials to Prevent … Read More »
With Oct. 1 marking the start of the 2019 flu season, USC has implemented several initiatives to help staff, faculty and students protect themselves during this time of heightened flu susceptibility.
First, Keck Medicine of USC is providing a daily mobile … Read More »
Though the school year had just begun, student presenters at the Global Citizenship Roundtable already were sharing tips with their fellow students on how to best use their vacation time during the school year – by taking more classes.
Held on … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has named Tammy Capretta, RN, MPH, chief transformation and risk officer. Previously, Capretta served as chief integration and risk officer.
In her role, Capretta supports positive growth within Keck Medicine during a time of unprecedented … Read More »
During her last pregnancy, an ultrasound at a community health care facility in Irvine revealed that Araceli Serrano had a cyst in her uterus that was so large, the images looked like she was going to give birth to twins. Because … Read More »
Caryn Lerman, PhD, was elected by her peers to serve on the board of directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) for a three-year term that will begin during the 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-22, in Washington, … Read More »
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation is supporting researchers exploring the causes of pediatric blindness and intellectual disability research by granting $100,000 awards to two assistant professors at the Keck School of Medicine of USC: … Read More »
Meet Noam Morningstar-Kywi, a third-year PharmD student who has leveraged 10 years of experience as a veterinary technician to excel in pharmacy school. The Ojai, California, native talks about his research, his experience teaching international pharmacy students and where he … Read More »
Kevin Barney first learned he had hypertension a few years ago and although his blood pressure was only slightly elevated, it was a nagging concern. He took two medications to keep his blood pressure under control, but it bothered him … Read More »
The American Heart Association (AHA) has recognized Keck Hospital of USC for its commitment to quality heart failure care by bestowing upon the organization its 2019 Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
The award recognizes … Read More »
On Sept. 10, leaders from the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy joined their counterparts at Peking University Health Sciences Center (PUHSC) to welcome the first class of students enrolled in the universities’ new dual-degree program in … Read More »
The Health Sciences Campus community recently presented some of its best and brightest faculty members as part of the array of events celebrating the inauguration of the university’s 12th president. Carol L. Folt, PhD, took the helm at USC in … Read More »
The Keck Medicine of USC bariatric surgery program received two exemplary ratings in the most recent Semiannual Report from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) of the American College of Surgeons. The ratings specifically were … Read More »
USC scientists have surmounted a big roadblock in regenerative medicine that has so far constrained the ability to use repurposed cells to treat diseases.
The researchers figured out how to reprogram cells to switch their identity much more reliably than present … Read More »
Pamela Walls had been evicted from her rent-controlled apartment after the building was sold. The single mother of a teenage son tried to find a new place, something she found impossible because of rising rent costs.
“I never thought that would … Read More »
Leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC shared an update recently on the construction projects that affect the Health Sciences Campus. The memo was sent by Rod Hanners, COO of Keck Medicine of … Read More »
E-cigarette use among young adults in the U.S. jumped 46.2% between 2017 and 2018, suggesting that the vaping industry is making inroads among 18- to 24-year-olds as it has among teens.
Co-led by scientists at USC, the research provides one of … Read More »
On a sunny, late summer afternoon, Caryn Lerman, PhD, took the stage on the Broad Lawn with a new job: director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“I feel privileged to be here as the director of USC Norris, one … Read More »
On Sept. 7, sports medicine physicians and staff from USC Orthopaedic Surgery participated in the Los Angeles Kings 5K/10K event in Redondo Beach to promote the new sports medicine walk-in patient care location inside the Toyota Sports Performance Center. The … Read More »