Fall 2020 update: Late fall community health information
With key events approaching — including Halloween, Election Day and USC football — USC Student Health’s Sarah Van Orman offers an update and reminders to help Trojans stay safe.
USC research team races to develop COVID-19 vaccine and treatments
USC Viterbi researchers join the global effort to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus that could halt the pandemic.
USC Viterbi puts distance education experience to use during COVID-19
Watch how DEN@Viterbi, one of the top online engineering programs in the nation, is stepping up to help the whole engineering school go online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keck Medicine of USC announces new COVID-19 measures
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the rising number of cases in California, Keck Medicine of USC has announced new precautions to protect staff and patients.
About 1 in 4 Americans believe they’ll avoid the coronavirus
A national USC study also reveals that the vast majority of Americans recognize the value of hand-washing and sanitizing to keep themselves safe.
How to care for older adults during the coronavirus pandemic
Experts from the USC Leonard Davis School offer tips on lessening health risks for seniors during this time of uncertainty.
A monumental behind-the-scenes effort is helping USC move classes online in response to coronavirus
Experts in information technology and teaching are assisting USC’s faculty and students in temporarily shifting to an online learning environment with tools like Blackboard and Zoom.
Bracing for coronavirus, U.S. residents are changing their behavior
A new USC survey offers a snapshot of how coronavirus has changed behavior in America, from stockpiling emergency supplies and food to hygiene.
Five questions on how coronavirus will impact the global supply chain
Nick Vyas, executive director of the Center for Global Supply Chain Management at USC Marshall, answers key questions on how coronavirus might affect the global economy.
Coronavirus could hit the homeless population hard, which would hit everyone hard
A professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC describes the risk COVID-19 poses to homeless individuals and encourages public health agencies at all levels to respond.
How close is ‘close’? What you need to know about COVID-19
USC Student Health answers the most commonly asked questions about the novel coronavirus, and what you can do to minimize your risk of exposure.
PhD student finds surprising secret to detecting staph infections earlier
Samantha McBirney discovered a flaw in research on “superbugs.” Staph almost cost NFL superstar J.J. Watt his leg — or worse.
USC’s Ebola mission: Detect, protect and respond
Safety comes first in training program ensuring that medical personnel are knowledgeable about working with the disease and fully prepared to take action.
Despite Ebola scare, Americans keep calm and carry on
Two-thirds of Americans surveyed see Ebola as a foreign problem; less than a third think it would ever affect them or their family members.
Ebola no big concern to Californians, USC Dornsife/LA Times poll finds
46 percent of voters are ‘not at all worried’ that they or a family member will be exposed to the virus.
Worried about Ebola? USC virologist has other concerns
Here’s a hint: You might want to visit your doctor or pharmacist — and wash your hands often.
Researchers discover a key part of the puzzle in body’s response to viruses
Findings could lead to ways to stoke the body’s immune response.
SARS is cause for concern, not panic
Part of the fear surrounding SARS comes from its novelty.
For answers on ‘mystery flu,’ media turn to USC microbiologist
With concern growing over the recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, media are turning to Michael M.C. Lai for reassurance.
For adults who never had chickenpox, the disease can be a killer but a vaccine can help
Should you get a chicken pox vaccine if you never had the disease as a child?