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 »
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 »