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Tag: health

Nursing alumna joins COVID-19 vaccine trial team

Published December 2, 2020Last updated January 14, 11:28 am

LeighAnn Schmidt MSN ’19 is working on phase one of a COVID-19 vaccine trial, which is focused on safety. 

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Tagged COVID-19 health USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

The unique risk COVID-19 poses for people with diabetes

Published December 2, 2020Last updated January 14, 11:28 am

Keck Medicine experts explain the preventive steps people with diabetes can take to protect their health if they get COVID-19.

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Tagged COVID-19 Faculty health Keck Medicine of USC

How will COVID-19 affect our next generation?

Published November 12, 2020Last updated January 14, 11:32 am

USC researchers say in-utero exposure to the coronavirus could cause developmental difficulties and accelerated aging in the century ahead.

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Tagged COVID-19 health Research USC Davis School of Gerontology

Multidisciplinary team of researchers to measure health safety climate for COVID-19 control in diverse communities

Published November 10, 2020Last updated January 14, 11:33 am

The goal is to develop a tool to influence behavior and slow the spread of virus transmission.

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Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children with Autism

Published February 26, 2020Last updated March 13, 2:36 pm

USC researchers have developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied the robots’ ability to gauge the children’s engagement in therapeutic interventions.

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Tagged Faculty health Research USC Viterbi School of Engineering

A 24/7 Advocate for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Gender-Based Harm

Published February 1, 2020Last updated February 10, 1:57 pm

A new trauma-informed program at USC Student Health offers personalized support for survivors, both on and off campus.

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USC Engineering Professors Awarded $6 Million to Develop Polymer Brain Devices

Published January 18, 2020Last updated January 24, 3:03 pm

The grant will allow Ellis Meng and Dong Song to create cutting-edge polymer electrodes for better brain signal monitoring, paving the way for devices that could restore human memory.

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Tagged Faculty health Research USC Viterbi School of Engineering

USC Physical Therapists Help Patients Manage Life After Prostate Cancer

Published January 15, 2020Last updated January 24, 3:57 pm

USC physical therapists can assist men like Richard Johannesen in strengthening their pelvic floor muscles and reducing the side effects of prostate removal.

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Tagged health USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

USC Professor Appointed to Governor’s Alzheimer’s Task Force

Published January 15, 2020Last updated January 24, 3:38 pm

María Aranda hopes to shine a light on USC’s research as a member of Governor Gavin Newsome’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness.

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Tagged Community Faculty health USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Immersion is Everything for USC Hybrid Physical Therapy Students

Published January 12, 2020Last updated January 24, 4:26 pm

USC’s unique program requires hybrid online/on-campus students to spend nearly 60 days in on-campus immersions to refine their skills and solidify everything they’ve learned online.

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