The USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery celebrated the graduation of its Chief Residents on June 18. The program's unique structure and focus on residents make it a standout program for producing the next generation of otolaryngologists.
The San Gabriel Valley is home to a larger Asian American population than 42 states. The USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery's Arcadia clinics are bringing culturally competent healthcare to the SGV's diverse communities.
For more than 700,000 cochlear implant users worldwide, music appreciation is not always what it should be. Dr. Goldsworthy and the Bionic Ear Lab at the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery are working to change that.
Vai Faamafoe is used to overcoming physical challenges. The former football player, shot-putter, and track athlete knows how to train his body and push it to the limits. But nothing could prepare him for his greatest challenge, brought about through a terrible bout of Covid during the early days of the pandemic.
One local tradition on Saipan is chewing betel nut, a mild stimulant that is enjoyed in the Mariana islands and in parts of Asia. The habit is somewhat akin to drinking coffee, or smoking cigarettes. Unfortunately, the betel nut is highly carcinogenic, and despite the islands’ small population, incidences of oral cancer in the Marianas are high.
Three departments—the Department of Ophthalmology, Population and Public Health Sciences and the Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology—all came in No. 2 for their disciplines.
The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program, housed in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is entering the second semester of its first year, having opened in Fall 2021. The program leverages the Keck School of Medicine’s resources as a premiere medical school in the nation’s second largest city to train a new generation of speech-language pathologists.
Among the countless areas disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, music was certainly among those most affected. Bands and music groups could no longer meet to rehearse, live music was canceled for more than a year, and physical sales of albums saw sharp declines. But for a group of hard-of-hearing cochlear implant users, the opportunity to create, discuss, and appreciate music played on.
A new study from Keck Medicine links a type of inner ear nerve damage to a condition known as endolymphatic hydrops, a buildup of fluid in the inner ear.