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November 15, 2018

Please note: HSC News Weekly will not publish next week for

the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return to your inbox Nov. 29.


Four stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors

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How fast you walk says a lot about your health

How fast you walk says a lot about your health

While physicians aren't measuring how fast you walk as an indicator of current health just yet, a researcher in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy is looking at gait speed and how it fits in with outcomes for breast cancer survivors.

Alumni hear of expansion, improvements at Keck School and Keck Medicine

Alumni hear of expansion, improvements at Keck School and Keck Medicine

As part of homecoming weekend, Keck Medicine and the Keck School hosted alumni at the Annual Meeting and Healthcare Conference. The event was an opportunity to hear current campus and program news, as well as leaders' plans for the medical enterprise.

Audio story: A Q-and-A with Richard J. Paulson of USC Fertility

Audio story: A Q-and-A with Richard J. Paulson of USC Fertility

If you're not going to complete your family by age 35, it's time to freeze your eggs, according to a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Richard J. Paulson discusses the process in an audio story.

Institute launches new effort for global aging research

Institute launches new effort for global aging research

A team of USC researchers have launched the ENIGMA World Aging Center, an effort to perform a global study of brain aging. This collaboration will help pinpoint the factors that contribute to healthy aging versus those that increase our risk for Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.

Featured Event

HEAL/MESH Academy Seminar

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 28

Time: Noon

Event: "Clowns in the Hospital?! That's Bonkers!: Conversations with Professor Zach Steel About Medical Clowning," Zach Steel

Location: Mayer Auditorium

Info: Emily Chu, (323) 442-2762, Emily.Chu@med.usc.edu, https://keck.usc.edu/mesh-academy/

RSVP: https://usckeck.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wd0Am2uSZ6BIwJ

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