Health

A USC expert confirms the biological challenges of the time change; if anything, we should be on standard time all year.

Acid reflux might seem like a temporary inconvenience, but long-term acid reflux can be dangerous. A USC expert explains.

A USC-led study finds that heartbeat-to-heartbeat blood pressure instability correlates with loss of brain tissue.

Exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) is linked to a significantly higher risk and severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents with obesity.

The chemical commonly known as PCE, which is found in consumer products and used in dry cleaning, is shown to triple the risk of liver fibrosis.

The academy recognized Lakdawalla for transforming the study of value in health care.

The USC-developed innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without human assistance.

If you or a family member has had breast cancer, you could qualify for genetic testing. Learn more.

USC, Cedars-Sinai and UCLA receive a $6.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging — part of the National Institutes of Health —  to create the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.

USC physician-scientists Denis Evseenko and Toby Maher are working on a regenerative drug to block the cells that promote fibrosis, or scarring, in the lungs.