Health

An international team of researchers will study what type of surgery best serves patients with a common type of hip fracture.

The answer may lie in three common underlying medical conditions, according to a new study from Keck Medicine of USC.

Funded by a gift from Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky, the latest prizes address a rare childhood heart disease and a widespread cause of blindness.

When housing is a challenge, dental care can often be neglected. USC’s new partnership with URM Angeles House is helping affected families, including those with young children.

As families cope with the loss of homes, schools and communities, USC experts offer guidance to help parents and children make sense of tragedy, protect their health and find hope.

USC researchers found an association between levels of PFAS in drinking water and the incidence of certain digestive, endocrine, respiratory, and mouth and throat cancers.

Greater air pollution exposure in the three months before conception was associated with higher childhood obesity risk up to two years after birth, research co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC found.

More than 20 years ago, a study led by Pinchas Cohen — now dean of USC’s gerontology school — opened a new chapter in biology and made the university a leading force in unraveling the mysteries of mitochondria.

Based on a new USC-led study, researchers suggest adding blood vessel health to dementia diagnostics.