Hscnews.usc.edu

USC Stem Cell opens Therapeutic Screening Facility

USC’s new Choi Family Therapeutic Screening Facility offers one answer: through the “disease in a dish” approach. At the grand opening on May 2, researchers thanked Kin-Chung Choi and his family for the generous gift that made the “disease in a dish” approach possible. The approach involves reprogramming patients’ stem cells into

Actived: 6 days ago

URL: https://hscnews.usc.edu/usc-stem-cell-opens-choi-family-therapeutic-screening-facility

Norris Healthcare Center now open for patients

WEBKeck Medicine of USC is significantly expanding its patient care services and health care facilities with the opening of the new Norris Healthcare Center (HC3), a …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Keck Medicine of USC ranked in most-ever specialties by U.S.

WEBKeck Medicine of USC has been recognized as being among the top hospitals in the nation for a record number of specialties by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals. The …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Proposed building offers a blueprint for improving community …

WEBUSC has proposed a new, seven-story, 202,000 square foot building set on the Health Sciences Campus, citing its potential to unite interdisciplinary research teams …

Category: Health Go Health

Get to know Keck Medicine’s Gender-Affirming Care Program

WEBIn response to this disparity, Keck Medicine has launched a multi-department program designed to bring comprehensive, integrated and respectful care into the …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Segil uses stem cells to seek treatments for hearing loss

WEBDuring most of his 20s, Neil Segil, PhD, couldn’t imagine pursuing a career in science and being a professor. Now he’s doing both — as a principal investigator with USC Stem …

Category: Health Go Health

Public health program ranked among top in nation

WEBUSC is once again the No. 2 school in the United States to major in public health, according to new rankings compiled by College Factual, a higher education …

Category: Health Go Health

Study: Emergency department use declined dramatically during …

WEBOne year into the pandemic, it is still unclear what the effects of the coronavirus and stay-at-home orders have been on health care utilization and patients …

Category: Coronavirus Go Health

CHLA ranked No. 1 children’s hospital in the west, rises to No. 5

WEBFor the third straight year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), an affiliate of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named the top pediatric …

Category: Medicine Go Health

New center aims to improve access, delivery of care to vulnerable

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted vulnerable populations and the multiple barriers they face in accessing quality health care. In this era of rising costs and …

Category: Health Go Health

Comprehensive health information now available online

WEBComprehensive health information now available online. Keck Medicine of USC is taking its medical record to the next level with myUSCchart, a new electronic …

Category: Medical, Medicine Go Health

Read stories from USC Health 2021 Issue One online

WEBUSC professor Richard Smith was visiting his hometown when he felt a twinge in his neck. That twinge was cancer. Read his story, along with other inspiring patient …

Category: Cancer Go Health

Teens, young adults drive increase in mental health ER visits

WEBTaxing the System. Between 2009 and 2015, 8.2 percent of all ED visits by adults and 2.5 percent of visits by children were mental health-related. However, these …

Category: Health Go Health

Keck Medicine of USC expands employee wellness program to …

WEBIn a continued commitment to meet the needs of its health care workers, Keck Medicine of USC announces the expansion of its employee wellness Care for the …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Keck Medical Center of USC receives sustainability award

WEBOn April 17, the 2024 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Awards recognized Keck Medical Center of USC for finding a way to save …

Category: Medical Go Health

USC Stem Cell scientist Justin Ichida named New York Stem Cell

WEBSome people see an award as remuneration for work well done. Upon being named a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator, ALS researcher …

Category: Health Go Health

Hearing aids may help people live longer

WEBAccording to a new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, adults with hearing loss who regularly use hearing aids have …

Category: Health Go Health

Keck Medicine of USC and USC launch program to assist staff …

WEBThe Care for the Caregiver program offers free housing, comfort amenities and mental health support to high-risk staff employed by Keck Medicine, including …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Sports rivals find common ground in cancer research

WEBTwo research teams at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center recently received a significant funding boost from Rivals United for a Kure, a campaign …

Category: Cancer Go Health

Earth Month events coming to the Health Sciences Campus

WEBApril is Earth Month, a time when people all over the world celebrate the planet and reflect on humanity’s relationship with it. This year, the Health Sciences …

Category: Health Go Health

Jay Lieberman, MD, elected 2024 AAAS fellow

WEBJay Lieberman, MD, elected 2024 AAAS fellow April 22, 2024; Meet J. Dominic Femino, MD, leader of the USC Sarcoma Program April 22, 2024; The value of …

Category: Health Go Health

USC Student Health stays open for students with medical concerns

WEBTo this day, USC students with any health-related questions can call a nonemergency 24-hour hotline at 213-740-9355. University health officials also monitor …

Category: Health Go Health

Visions and Voices event addresses compassion, communication

WEBThe USC Visions and Voices series, co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Program in Medical Humanities, Arts, and Ethics, came to the Health …

Category: Medical, Medicine Go Health