A Simple Treatment May Minimize Hearing Loss Triggered by Loud Noises
It’s well known that exposure to extremely loud noises — whether it’s an explosion, a firecracker or even a concert — can lead to permanent
Keck Medical Center Raises Flag for Organ Donors
April is National Donate Life Month and Keck Medical Center of USC is celebrating organ donors by flying a flag to alert the Keck Medicine
M. Victoria Marx Appointed President of the Society of Interventional Radiology
Victoria Marx, MD, an interventional radiologist at Keck Medicine of USC, has been appointed president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) for 2018–2019.
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Where Patients Get Prescription Opioids: It’s Not Where You Might Think
Legislatures and hospitals around the country have tightened emergency room prescribing guidelines for opioids to curb the addiction epidemic, but a new USC study shows
Alzheimer’s Tool Lets People 50 or Older Monitor Their Risk Factors
An online tool that helps older people monitor their brain health has been developed at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with other medical
How Opioid Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use and Hepatitis C Epidemics
Heroin is worse than other drugs because people inject it sooner, potentially resulting in increased risk of injection-related epidemics such as hepatitis C and HIV,
Can Your Vitamin D Levels Make Your Baby Obese?
New research sheds light on the effects of the ‘sunshine vitamin’ on unborn babies.
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women could preprogram babies to grow into
An Injection Instead of Surgery? How Arthritis Treatment Could Change
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC discover a molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and decreases inflammation.
Will there come a time when a
How Bioluminescent Deep Sea Creatures Are Helping Us in the Fight Against Cancer
A new tool in the fight against cancer comes from the bottom of the ocean.
A team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of
