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December 13, 2018 |
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Minority health disparities underlined at Dean's Distinguished Lecturer seriesEliseo J. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, delivered a lecture about the disparities in health care for minority groups as the guest speaker for the 2018 Dean's Distinguished Lecturer series. |
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In Memoriam: Michael Z. Wincor, longtime USC professorMichael Z. Wincor, associate professor of clinical pharmacy, psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the USC School of Pharmacy and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died Nov. 30 in Long Beach. He was 72. He was an expert in sleep and anxiety disorders, clinical psychopharmacology, psychiatric pharmacy practice and global pharmacy education. |
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Study: Disease risk seen in disrupted biological clockUSC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key organ tasks can contribute to diseases when its natural rhythm is disrupted. This offers a potential explanation for diseases such as diabetes and cancers and helps explain why such maladies are more common for people living with disrupted sleep, including night-shift workers, urban dwellers and international jet-setters. |
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E-scooter companies should consider safety on social media, USC study findsAre electric scooters promoted on social media with safety in mind? A USC study of one company's Instagram feed suggests not. Posts to the Instagram account of Bird, a leader in the e-scooter market, rarely show e-scooter users with helmets or other protective gear, potentially normalizing unsafe behavior. |
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