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Study identifies three deadliest risk factors of a common liver disease

Published September 18, 2025

Patients with a chronic liver disease known as MASLD who have high blood pressure, pre-diabetes/diabetes or low HDL cholesterol are at greatest risk, USC researchers find.

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Keck Hospital of USC honored for quality care for third year in a row

Published September 17, 2025

The hospital is a recipient of Vizient’s Birnbaum Quality Leadership Performance award, which recognizes top performers’ quality of patient care.

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Keck Medicine of USC honored at Los Angeles health care awards

Published September 4, 2025

The health system takes home three top honors and three finalist awards.

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Despite relaxed prescribing rules, opioid addiction treatment is still hard to find at pharmacies

Published September 2, 2025

Only 4 in 10 U.S. retail pharmacies carry buprenorphine, USC research finds, with access even more limited in Black and Latino communities.

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Study reveals how HPV reprograms immune cells to help cancer grow

Published August 21, 2025

STORY AND VIDEO: By uncovering how cervical and throat cancers linked to HPV evade the immune system, USC researchers open the door to new treatment strategies.

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USC Bovard Scholars gain hands-on health care training at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

Published August 19, 2025

The medical center’s Healthcare Day of Discovery offered participants personalized career exploration opportunities.

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Teens with higher blood levels of ‘forever chemicals’ regain more weight after bariatric surgery

Published August 15, 2025

USC researchers found that PFAS were linked to greater weight regain and increased waist circumference up to five years after surgery.

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New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients

Published August 13, 2025

Slow drug-release system found highly effective in treating certain patients with bladder cancer whose tumors were previously unresponsive to cancer therapy.

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Breakthrough research reveals new insights into the human gut microbiome

Published August 6, 2025

Doctoral student Nicolaus Jakowec helps uncover new insights into the microscopic life that drives human health.

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New discovery reveals the spinal cord’s role in bladder control

Published August 6, 2025

A first-of-its-kind study offers hope for future treatments of urinary incontinence caused by neurological disorders, aging and other conditions.

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