Steven Grossman, MD, PhD, named cancer physician in chief of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Steven Grossman, MD, PhD, named cancer physician in chief of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
4-Aug-2020 9:35 AM EDT
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Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life, experts say
Twenty-eight world-leading dementia experts added three new risk factors in the new report — excessive alcohol intake and head injury in mid-life and air pollution in later life. These are in addition to nine factors previously identified by the...
30-Jul-2020 12:30 PM EDT
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Keck Medical Center of USC Named to U.S. News & World Report 2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll
Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, was ranked No. 18 on the U.S. News & World Report 2020-21 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. The academic medical center also was ranked among the top 5...
28-Jul-2020 12:05 AM EDT
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Remote, real-time monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients significantly decreases hospital readmissions
To provide another layer of support for lung transplant recipients, the Keck Medicine of USC lung transplant team launched a two-year observational pilot study to monitor patients post-discharge using Bluetooth-enabled devices and computer tablets....
27-Jul-2020 8:05 AM EDT
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Keck Medicine of USC enrolling patients as part of international clinical trial to study antiviral drug as treatment for COVID-19
Keck Medicine of USC physicians are enrolling patients as part of an international clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an antiviral drug, DAS181, as a possible treatment for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.
14-Jul-2020 8:05 AM EDT
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Significantly less addictive opioid may slow progression of osteoarthritis while easing pain
A Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that kappa opioids, a significantly less addictive opioid, may preserve cartilage in joints and ease pain
13-Jul-2020 6:15 AM EDT
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A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
USC Stem Cell scientists have pioneered a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the inner ear. The study was published in the journal eLife.
1-Jul-2020 12:50 PM EDT
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $5 million for cancer drug discoveries
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $5 million for cancer drug discoveries
29-Jun-2020 2:05 PM EDT
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USC experts unmask truths and trends about face coverings
1-Jul-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Staying healthy mentally and physically while protesting during a pandemic
2-Jun-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Leslie Saxon, MD, executive director, USC Center for Body Computing, discusses disruptive healthcare tech innovations at CES Digital Health Summit
7-Jan-2020 7:05 AM EST
USC experts share expertise about wildfires
28-Oct-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Experts Illuminate Measles Prevention, Impact and Treatment
2-May-2019 1:00 AM EDT
The Virus That Conquered the World: 100 Years Later
Nearly a century after the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 ravaged communities worldwide, the threat of another pandemic looms large as the scientific and global health communities find ways to prepare for, and battle, future outbreaks.
19-Dec-2017 6:05 AM EST
The Final Stretch: MLB Postseason Puts Players’ Endurance to the Test
Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss the types of injuries professional baseball players are at risk for and how they are treated, along with ways to optimize athletic performance.
3-Oct-2017 9:35 AM EDT
Expert Available for Comment on New JAMA Study Showing High Prevalence of CTE in Brains of Deceased Football Players
25-Jul-2017 9:00 AM EDT
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