Results from a new USC Dornsife study show that U.S. adults with higher education are significantly more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccination and to believe in the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.
Jehni Robinson, chair of the Department of Family Medicine and associate dean of primary care at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, shares how deeply intertwined social justice is as a part of health for all.
It’s already hard enough for elderly immigrants to receive the health care they need. USC caregivers and medical experts explain how the pandemic has made it worse — and what can be done to help.
Before joining USC’s Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeffrey Klausner spent decades serving public health on a global scale, specializing in infectious and sexually transmitted diseases.
Treating mice on high-fat diets with the peptide MOTS-c helped halt obesity-associated muscle atrophy, which USC scientists say could translate to muscle-wasting conditions in humans.
During National Eating Disorders Week, the director of USC’s eating disorders program provides some insight on your most pressing questions.
Jianfu “Jeff” originally studied rice and wheat. Now he studies human neurological disorders.
Keck Medicine of USC representatives worked with community leaders, went door to door and even set up a shuttle to help unvaccinated Los Angeles residents get their first shots.
The clinic — operated by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and serving thousands annually — won’t let COVID-19 cut down on care for Angelenos in need.
Multiple substance use disorders were deemed a serious risk factor for men, while women who relapsed tended to suffer from withdrawal symptoms and depression, a USC study has found.
The school’s ophthalmology department is again ranked No. 1 among medical schools in the country.
A lack of affordable housing and the resulting crowded apartments play a major role in L.A. County’s nearly 1.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, USC experts say.
What’s fueling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? How can we encourage more people to get the shots? Experts from USC and beyond answered the most pressing vaccination questions at a recent town hall.
The first-ever large-scale genetic study examining Hawaiian Polynesians and health risk is led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
To address the mental health needs of its students of color during a tumultuous year, the university made a point to hire more diverse counselors and make its therapists more accessible.
Despite insulin’s importance to these patients, increases in out-of-pocket spending were associated with reduced drug adherence, USC research finds.
For American Heart Month, Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss how the pandemic has affected people with heart disease and what patients can do to protect their health.
Sophie Mansfield started out as a high school student in a special program at the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC. Learn how the USC graduate now works equity in cancer care.
The available COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective. Now, physicians at USC are figuring out how to disseminate that information to the people who need it.
As numbers improve, everyone is reminded to continue with all safety measures — including avoiding any in-person Super Bowl or basketball watch parties.
How do you develop vaccines and therapies that keep up with the ever-changing virus that causes COVID-19? USC Viterbi engineers turned to AI.
Stem cells could one day enable sick patients to breathe better, and the American Lung Association supports the work.
After an injury ended his hopes of a career in professional baseball, he found his true calling — in the lab.
USC researchers are studying the function of a mitochondrial hormone in the brain, and their findings could lead to drugs that provide the health benefits of exercise to disabled individuals.