A 20-year study involving 215,000 participants recruited from Los Angeles County and Hawaii uncovers under recognized health disparities. Native Hawaiians are at highest risk for pancreatic cancer, according ... Read More »
A 20-year study involving more than 4,000 children in the Los Angeles area found a correlation between reduced traffic pollution and fewer new cases of asthma. Improved air ... Read More »
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a Keck School of Medicine of ... Read More »
The more disadvantages you face, the more likely you are to smoke — and have difficulty quitting — according to a new Keck School of Medicine of USC ... Read More »
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to create a cancer health equity center at USC and two partner institutions that will conduct research ... Read More »
California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Mariana Stern, PhD, USC professor of research preventive medicine and urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as one of California’s expert ... Read More »
Kids who vape or JUUL or use e-cigarettes smoke about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices, according to a USC study in the Nov. 5 journal ... Read More »
Clockwise from top left: Andy McMahon, Rohit Varma, Jonathan Samet and Donna Spruijt-Metz (Photos courtesy of USC) The nation’s medical research agency, the National Institutes of ... Read More »
Graduates from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Health Promotion and Global Health programs take a class photo after commencement. (Photo/Grad Images) On May 12, ... Read More »