How do complex biological structures — an eye, a hand, a brain — emerge from a single fertilized egg? This is the fundamental question of developmental biology and a mystery still being grappled with by scientists who hope to one … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is expanding its network of ambulatory clinics with a new location in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley. Located at 125 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, the newly constructed three-story, 33,000-square-foot clinic will begin opening in … Read More »
Donna Elliott, MD, EdD, recently appointed vice dean for medical education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chair of the Department of Medical Education, continues to receive recognition for her work in student affairs. Elliott has been … Read More »
In your body, blood stem cells produce approximately 10 billion new white blood cells, which are also known as immune cells, each and every day. Even more remarkably, if some of these blood stem cells fail to do their part, … Read More »
The Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC hosted the first annual Primary Care Program Symposium April 28 on the Health Sciences Campus. Attendees included primary care preceptors and faculty wanting to improve their skills … Read More »
Medical students have a desire at heart to help and heal people. It propels us forward through years of rigorous training. I realized, however, larger “upstream” decisions can hinder our ability to care for patients. Limited or outdated policies, … Read More »
USC’s local campaign to encourage Latinas to get tested for cervical cancer extends further into the community this year, with the hiring of local health care professionals who already work with residents.
Es Tiempo is an annual public awareness campaign that was … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC recently honored health care employees who have exceeded the expectations of patients and families through exceptional care.
The USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care recognize nurses, residents, physicians, non-clinical staff and departments for demonstrating … Read More »
A nearly 130-million-year-old fossilized skull found in Utah is an Earth-shattering discovery in one respect.
The small fossil is evidence that the super-continental split likely occurred more recently than scientists previously thought and that a group of reptile-like mammals that bridge … Read More »
Health care professionals from California and surrounding states recently convened at an annual symposium aimed at delivering on the promise of patient-centered care.
The second annual USC Choi Family Patient-Centered Care Symposium, held April 30, is one component of the USC … Read More »
Niles D. Chapman, MD, emeritus associate clinical professor of thoracic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died May 13. He was 89.
Chapman, a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, was born in Houston and raised in Butte, Montana, during … Read More »
Michael Silka, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and interim co-director of the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES).
Silka is … Read More »
In a 360 video, Andy McMahon, PhD, director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, is joined by USC Stem Cell’s world-class scientists on a tour of the Eli and Edythe Broad … Read More »
In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams handed out roses to patients who visited the USC Norris Cancer Day Hospital, Healthcare Center 3 Treatment Center, Orange County and Pasadena treatment centers during the week of Mother’s Day.
This has … Read More »
The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center $43.7 million to continue tracking all incidences of cancer in Los Angeles County.
Called the Los Angeles … Read More »
USC Stem Cell researchers from the laboratory of Min Yu, MD, PhD, have positive news for patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most deadly type of breast cancer. By inhibiting a protein called TAK1, postdoctoral research associate at the … Read More »
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“As an artist and scientist, I cannot help but imagine stem cells as ‘superheroes’ fighting against ‘villains’ of disease,” said Kella Vangsness, who graduated May 12 with a master’s degree in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine from the Keck … Read More »
The USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) at Keck Medicine of USC is hoping to solve unmet health care needs using home-based digital assistants at its 2018 “Voice Assistants for All” hackathon on July 12–13. Teams of innovators … Read More »
Commencement for the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC took place on the southwest lawn of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building on the University Park Campus. There were 58 graduates from the program … Read More »