New doctors train by serving L.A.’s underserved in first-of-its-kind Street Medicine residency track
Caring for unhoused people offers key lessons to Family Medicine interns at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
By focusing on patients’ stories, Narrative Medicine masters program helps health workers enhance healing
It’s more than just bedside manner: Students take classes in literary studies, creative writing, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and qualitative research to take a holistic approach to their patients’ health concerns.
On National Donor Day, organ recipient breaks down misinformation
Determined to counter misinformation and racial disparities in organ transplants and donations, Trojan Selah Kitchiner takes on her challenge with the restrained strength of a survivor.
After long career in medicine, USC Price alum looks to change the field from the top down
An Executive Master of Health Administration degree from USC led Joseph Maslak to his new post as chief medical officer at a Florida hospital.
The Paralyzed Will Walk, the Blind Will See: The Bionics Revolution Is Coming
Electronic eyes, robotic arms and exoskeletons? USC experts meld man (and woman) with machine.
Vulnerable Groups Came First in USC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
When COVID-19 hit Southern California, Keck Medicine of USC mobilized to protect the hardest-hit, highest-risk communities.
To Heal His Patients, This Heart Surgeon Turns to Tech
An engineer-turned-surgeon advances next-generation tools.
Department of Preventive Medicine gets a new name, reflecting its expanded mission
The newly named Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has expanded over the years and renewed its focus on educational programs in the wake of COVID-19.
Photos of Trojans on L.A.’s Vaccination Front Lines
See USC health professionals help roll out one of the country’s largest COVID-19 responses.
Five Surprising Ways Plants Can Keep You Healthy
You might find a hangover cure, protection against Alzheimer’s and much more in nature’s bounty.
Tech Advances That Help Doctors Find and Treat Disease Earlier Than Ever
When disease hides in the body, it takes some big ideas from scientists and doctors to illuminate it — and save lives.
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.