Two new pages launched for KSOM research task forces
(iStock) Two new pages on the KSOM intranet have been launched, created by the school’s COVID-19 Research Resources and Research Continuity task force groups. The COVID-19 ... Read More »
Pandemic drives alcohol sales — and raises concerns about substance abuse
Alcohol sales in March of 2020 were 55% higher than in March of 2019. (Photo/Shutterstock) Alcohol sales have surged since the COVID-19 pandemic began, raising concerns ... Read More »
Keck School announces new prioritization process for COVID-19 research
Employee Health Services (EHS) team swabbing mouth of individuals while staying inside vehicle to test for COVID-19. Team securing sample in biohazard bags to transfer to testing ... Read More »
USC’s creative makers mobilize garages and shops to protect doctors and nurses through 3D printing
Darryl H. Hwang lept into action through his contacts at Keck Hospital of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to create masks, and then provided ... Read More »
For asthma patients, the novel coronavirus can be scary. Here’s what you need to know
(Photo by Alan Levine, flickr) The new coronavirus’s ability to wreak havoc in the lungs is raising a lot of concerns and questions from my asthma ... Read More »
Otolaryngology PA and team step up for COVID-19 positive patient
Christine Park, PA, during her self-isolation at home. (Photo/Courtesy of Christine Park, PA) Like most at Keck Medicine of USC during the coronavirus outbreak, the inpatient ... Read More »
Do pregnant women face special risks from COVID-19?
Marc Incerpi, chief of maternal-fetal medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, answers questions about pregnancy and newborn health during the coronavirus epidemic. (Photo/Natalia Deriabina, iStock) Even ... Read More »
Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation
(Photo by Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images) Over the past few weeks, misinformation about the new coronavirus pandemic has been spreading across social media at an ... Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC and USC launch program to assist staff during COVID-19 pandemic
(Employee Health Services (EHS) team swabbing mouth of individuals while staying inside vehicle to test for COVID-19. Team securing sample in biohazard bags to transfer to testing ... Read More »