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USC to Generate Data for Cancer Genome

Posted on September 30, 2009July 23, 2015

"The USC Epigenome Center has been awarded a $10.4 million National Cancer Institute grant that is expected to pave the way for more effective treatment and diagnosis for cancer patients." More »... read more →

USC Launches Health Care Reporting Project

Posted on September 22, 2009July 23, 2015

"The USC Annenberg School for Communication has announced a partnership with the California HealthCare Foundation to do in-depth reporting on health policy issues throughout the state." More »... read more →

Leaving No Scars Behind

Posted on September 15, 2009July 23, 2015

"For the first time in Southern California, urologic surgeons at the Keck School of Medicine of the USC Institute of Urology and USC-affiliated Childrens Hospital Los Angeles performed “belly-button” single-port laparosco... read more →

Changes Linked to Prenatal Smoke Exposure

Posted on August 25, 2009July 23, 2015

"A new study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that the lifelong effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy may occur through specific changes in DNA patterns." More »... read more →

Rep. Schiff Sizes Up Health Reform

Posted on August 19, 2009July 23, 2015

"The Keck School of Medicine of USC brought a hot topic to the table on Aug. 18 when it presented a health care reform discussion with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-29th Congressional District)." More »... read more →

Benefits of Healthy Kids Program

Posted on July 29, 2009April 4, 2019

"A program that provides health care coverage to uninsured children saved Los Angeles County health facilities more than $37 million in uncompensated costs over the past three years, according to an analysis led by USC commun... read more →

Alcohol, Hepatitis C: Dangerous Cocktail

Posted on February 26, 2009July 23, 2015

"A new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that drinking alcohol greatly increases the chances that a patient infected by the hepatitis C virus will develop a common type of liver cancer.The s... read more →

Human Rights and Ethics in Public Health

Posted on November 1, 2006August 21, 2018

Dedication of this issue of the Journal to the theme of “Rights and Ethics” complements this month’s Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association, titled “Public Health and Human Rights,” ... read more →

Social Injustice and Public Health

Posted on August 25, 2005August 21, 2018

This publication co-authored by USC Institute for Global Health Director Sofia Gruskin documents the adverse effects of social injustice on health and makes recommendations on what needs to be done to reduce social injustice ... read more →