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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital gets soccer player back in the gameShortly before her 16th birthday, Kaisa Lindman Marshall was playing defense at a school soccer game when her world was suddenly turned upside down. A mishap with another player resulted in a torn ACL, jeopardizing her future in sports. The task of getting her back on the field fell to Stephen G. Owens, MD, at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. |
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Dexter Holland, rock singer and scientist, joins the Keck School commencement speaker lineupWidely known as the lead singer of the rock band The Offspring, Dexter Holland, PhD, also worked hard to earn his doctoral degree in molecular biology at USC. On May 14, he will return to the university to address the Keck School of Medicine of USC's PhD, DNAP, MPH and MS students at their commencement. |
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New nerve stimulator shows promising results in reducing chronic painSteven Richeimer, MD, chief of the division of pain medicine at Keck Medicine of USC and professor of clinical anesthesiology and psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School, has announced that a new peripheral nerve stimulator is now being offered to help bring long-term relief to chronic pain patients. |
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Study finds older Americans are largely unaware of new Alzheimer's drugIn the spring of 2021, for the first time in decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. Now, researchers have found older Americans most at risk for Alzheimer's know little about the drug, despite the overwhelming majority of survey respondents reporting they are worried about getting the disease. |
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