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2026
September
21,
2026
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14:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Alcohol use among U.S. adults has fallen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, though rates remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published today in Annals of Internal …
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June
18,
2026
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16:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Americans spend more than $1 billion annually on fish oil supplements, in part due to purported cognitive benefits from the omega-3 fatty acids they contain, essential nutrients that help form brain cell …
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June
01,
2026
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14:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Could the way doctors traditionally measure obesity allow a subset of people with obesity-related health risks slip through the cracks?Medical experts have typically calculated obesity using body mass index (BMI), a calculation based …
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April
02,
2026
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04:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — People may assume that if they drink lightly during the week or month, heavy drinking on the occasional Friday or Saturday may not cause their liver harm. New research suggests …
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February
03,
2026
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04:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Photos and b-roll package available for download below. LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients’ diseases and injuries.Recently, however, this advanced technology was …
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2025
September
18,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — More than a third of the world’s population is affected by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, the most common chronic liver disease in the world. MASLD occurs when fat builds up in the liver …
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July
23,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Americans who drink heavily are more than twice as likely to develop significant liver disease compared to 20 years ago, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and …
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July
03,
2025
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Hearing loss doesn’t just affect how people hear the world — it can also change how they connect with it. A new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, part of Keck Medicine of USC, …
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2024
December
10,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is now the most …
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November
18,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — New research published in JAMA Network Open from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests that among all cancer survivors, male adolescents and young adults (AYA) have the highest rate of …
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August
27,
2024
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Over 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds — wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds contain bacteria, which, if not detected and removed, can lead to severe infection and resulting complications, …
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August
08,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A study from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, suggests that cannabis, the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide, is associated …
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January
03,
2024
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15:30 PM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows. Those who don’t use hearing aids but should may want to make wearing them one of their …
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2023
May
11,
2023
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09:09 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Two people regularly have a few alcoholic drinks daily. One develops liver disease. The other doesn’t. What explains the different outcomes? The answer may lie in a condition known as metabolic syndrome, a cluster …
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April
30,
2023
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12:25 PM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — No one has ever performed a bladder transplant in humans. But that may be about to change.Urologists with Keck Medicine of USC have launched a clinical trial to perform the world’s first human bladder transplant.The trial is actively …
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March
16,
2023
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07:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — More than 37 million Americans have diabetes, and approximately 90-95% have Type 2 diabetes.Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body does not produce or effectively use insulin. A lack of insulin leads to raised blood glucose …
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March
09,
2023
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07:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Many are aware of the short-term symptoms often associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, which are attributed to changes in reproductive hormones. However, they may not know that menopause can put heart and brain health at …
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January
10,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change.A study from Keck Medicine of USC published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology gives people extra motivation to reduce fast-food consumption.The study found …
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2021
October
14,
2021
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03:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Liver and kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 and/or death should they become infected because the medication they take to ensure a successful transplant suppresses their immune systems.Keck …
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October
11,
2021
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04:36 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has launched a global registration, phase 2 clinical trial investigating the efficacy of a potential new breast cancer therapy called ARX788.The trial is …
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September
23,
2021
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07:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Brain metastasis occurs when cancer in one part of the body spreads to the brain. The lifetime incidence of such metastatic brain tumors in cancer patients is between 20%-45%, research shows.A new study from USC Norris …
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September
22,
2021
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10:09 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC has ratified a new contract with the California Nurses Association, which represents more than 1,400 registered nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.“Our registered nurses are …
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April
26,
2021
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03:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke. Of these, approximately 80% lose arm function and as many as 50-60% of this population still experience problems six months later. Traditionally, …
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2020
December
17,
2020
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06:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — In recent decades, the age of men who father children has increased. However some older would-be dads face a stumbling block because they have undergone vasectomies. In addition, research has shown that male fertility …
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November
16,
2020
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06:08 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Monoclonal antibodies made headlines in early October when President Donald Trump was treated for COVID-19 with an experimental monoclonal antibody drug made by Regeneron.As part of a nationwide effort to discover more about the …
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October
21,
2020
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05:45 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — An estimated 5.5 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia.Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling individuals in an international phase 3 clinical trial to examine the …
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September
08,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Innovative, minimally invasive treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life
For some prostate cancer patients, radical treatment (surgery or radiation) are treatment standards. However, these procedures may cause side effects including urinary incontinence or impotency.
A new study from USC Urology with Keck Medicine of …
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August
16,
2020
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11:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling volunteers as part of a multicenter clinical trial sponsored by AstraZeneca to determine if an experimental vaccine known as AZD1222 provides protection against the coronavirus. The trial will …
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July
27,
2020
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07:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES — For many with end-stage lung disease, lung transplantation has become a viable option to extend lives and improve the quality of life.
However, once lung transplant recipients leave the hospital, they may experience …
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July
13,
2020
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03:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
LOS ANGELES – A novel preclinical study by Keck Medicine of USC researchers, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, reveals that a potential new opioid medication may have the ability to slow the progression of osteoarthritis while being …
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