Streets recognized by CMS as legitimate locale to deliver health care
Move will allow providers like USC’s Street Medicine team to be reimbursed for care they provide to people who are unhoused. By Hope Hamashige Corinne Feldman and ... Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientists Justin Ichida and Zhongwei Li receive NIH Director’s Awards
By Cristy Lytal Justin Ichida (left) and Zhongwei Li (Photos by Chris Shinn and courtesy of Zhongwei Li) It’s hard to obtain research funding for safe ... Read More »
Exposure to air pollution can worsen patient outcomes from COVID-19
Study by researchers of Keck School of Medicine of USC and Kaiser Permanente Southern California finds link between exposure to airborne particulate matter and increased risk of serious ... Read More »
Leaving a Legacy from Siberia to USC
Dr. Vladimir Zelman By Scot Macdonald More than 40 years ago, USC gave Dr. Vladimir Zelman an opportunity. Today, he is giving USC an opportunity. Professor ... Read More »
A new vision for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
USC’s recently launched Center for Neuronal Longevity brings together a multidisciplinary team to address unmet needs in vision loss and other neurological diseases By Sarah Nightingale Illustration: ... Read More »
Three USC Faculty Named 2021 AAAS Fellows
USC professors receive one of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s highest honors. (Originally posted at ViterbiSchool.usc.edu.) By Nick Nuccio FROM LEFT: USC PROFESSORS ANDREA ... Read More »
Arthritis-related gene also regenerates cartilage in joints and growth plates
By Cristy Lytal (Originally posted at USC Stem Cell.) The IL-6 family of proteins has a bad reputation: it can promote inflammation, arthritis, autoimmune disease and even cancer. ... Read More »
New research sheds light on COVID-19 vaccine inequities in California
By Jeremy Deutchman USC study suggests targeted outreach and better vaccine access may help reduce health disparities in vulnerable communities statewide As the pandemic stretches into its third ... Read More »
Tackling Health Disparities: Alzheimer’s and sleep issues for African Americans
Jeiran Choupan, PhD, MSCS, of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute Karen D. Lincoln, PhD, MSW, MA, FGSA, of the USC ... Read More »