Timely Advice Protects a Cancer Survivor’s Dreams of Starting a Family
A decade after surviving lymphoma as a child, a young woman gets critical guidance from a USC doctor about her fertility.
New cell therapy program will take ideas from lab to factory floor
A high-tech research facility on USC’s Health Sciences Campus will house a multidisciplinary team that studies, develops and tests cell-based treatments for a wide range of diseases and disorders.
As More Bacteria Grow Resistant to Antibiotics, Scientists Are Fighting Back
USC experts search for answers to deadly superbugs.
5 Ways USC and UCLA Researchers Joined Forces for Your Health
In labs and clinics across Los Angeles, Trojan and Bruin researchers partner to help Americans live longer and better.
Photos of Front Line Health Workers That Will Fill You With Trojan Pride
When the virus started hitting Angelenos, these Keck Medicine of USC professionals rose to the challenge.
Low Back Pain? There Might Be Options Besides Surgery
Chances are you’ve had an aching back. Sometimes it takes expert detective work and an open mind to figure out why — and fix it for good.
From the research lab to your doctor’s office: Here’s what happens in phase 1, 2, 3 drug trials
The process for drug and treatment approval is long, USC neurologist Mindy Aisen notes, but is designed to guarantee that what a physician gives you will help — not hurt — you.
Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Matters
Having a wider array of people participating in medical research is crucial to advancing care for all patients.
Breakthrough in testosterone-producing cells could lead to treatment for ‘low T’
Low testosterone can affect men’s mood, sex life and health. USC scientists say they’ve hit upon a potential new solution.
Trojans honor body donors who make realistic anatomy classes possible
USC’s Anatomical Gift Program gives students the opportunity to dissect real bodies. Spurred on by Professor Mikel Snow, the students also pause once a year to give back in their own way.
The Surgeon Who United a Generation of Urology Patients
Countless men and women sent him thanks. Urologist Donald Skinner paid their generosity forward.
Innovators of USC: Doctors have an eye on GIBLIB, the ‘Netflix of medical education’
USC alums create an online library of studio-quality, on-demand educational videos in 4K or 360 virtual reality. (One in a three-part series.)
USC Aims to Help Physicians Stay Healthy
Amid growing awareness of suicide and depression among health professionals nationwide, new wellness programs at Keck Medicine of USC ensure students and doctors care for themselves.
USC research could change robotic surgery in the future
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers look to technology as they decode surgical skills and create a training journal.
First-year medical students take a big step at White Coat ceremony
The white coat is a symbol of the oath students take as a doctor, Dean Laura Mosqueda tells Trojans at Keck School of Medicine of USC rite of passage.
The Evolution of Becoming a Doctor
Laura Mosqueda was once a student at USC’s medical school. Now, as dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, she sees an evolution in how to teach future doctors.
The Race to Discover New Drugs Ramps Up at USC
Academic researchers, family members and industry join forces to fight serious diseases. It’s what can happen at a place like the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
Physician or PhD? USC and Caltech team up to let students be both
Jonathan Tucci aims for a medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a PhD from USC or Caltech.
Bilingual mom offers care as physician assistant in underserved communities
Jessica Flores will work alongside doctors at a clinic, providing much of the care her patients need without a translator.
Taking the path toward a degree in global medicine
Sandrine Kyane dreams big about working with worldwide agencies to solve urgent health issues for future generations.
Athlete, artist and future orthopedic surgeon links her life’s passions
Grad-to-be Mila Scheinberg mixes interest in medicine with a love of exercise. She also cooks and bakes healthy versions of desserts.
Graduate-to-be pursues holistic and humanistic medicine
Mohamed El-Farra places marginalized populations at the center of his work in regenerative medicine.
Why a Google engineer became a doctor at USC
Hugh Gordon gave up a cushy Silicon Valley job to be a clinician at USC, where he focuses on medicine and engineering. And that gives him the best of both scientific worlds.
State-of-the-art Norris Healthcare Center opens for business
The building is home to an infusion center, a women’s care center, the Transplant Institute and the Outpatient Surgery Center