Keck School of Medicine gives back during the pandemic
Med student Janine Cadet at White Memorial Medical Center, with some of the devices donated for patients. When Janine Cadet heard about Connect for COVID-19, an ... Read More »
Teaching COVID-19: USC students see how virus has affected medicine, public health
(Photo/Bongkarn Thanyakij, Pixels) Medical students at USC can now count public health as part of their degree training. A new course titled “COVID-19: A 21st Century ... Read More »
How protestors can protect their health
Recently the nation has experienced protests at a scale and duration not seen in decades. The act of protest has always carried risks: Under previous circumstances, demonstrators and ... Read More »
The need for human rights in this global pandemic
(Photo credit: Patrick Adams, RTI International) The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH) has witnessed how harmful COVID-19 is to highly vulnerable populations ... Read More »
Meet the team keeping KSOM running during COVID-19
Sri Sankarapu By late March, the USC Health Sciences Campus had emptied out as students, staff and faculty sheltered at home to prevent the spread of ... Read More »
During pandemic, Street Medicine is first line of defense for people living on the streets
In the age of “physical distancing,” there is a team of health care providers on the streets making contact with some of the people most vulnerable to COVID-19 ... Read More »
KSOM students collect tablets, smartphones so patients can stay connected
(Photo credit: iStock) Do you have an iPhone or iPad lying around you’re not using? Thinking of upgrading? Time to take that (gently) used device and ... Read More »
Letter by Mosqueda, Han highlights risk to older Americans during pandemic
(Photo credit: iStock) Dr. Laura Mosqueda The COVID-19 pandemic is putting older Americans at risk for more than just a deadly disease: It's increasing ... Read More »
Keck Foundation gift to USC to speed research on COVID-19
Keck School of Medicine researchers will use the $6 million donation to understand how the virus infiltrates the human body and how best to protect vulnerable groups ... Read More »