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March 18, 2021 |
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Even after a year, we're still learning about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemicSome groups have had a harder time during the pandemic. Mothers and children are struggling with careers, distance education and mental health. Researchers looking at emergency department use during the first COVID-19 surge noticed disparities in who sought care. There continue to be signs of hope, however — including USC's opening of a new vaccination site near the University Park Campus. |
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USC School of Pharmacy receives $5 million gift to improve safety in prescription medicationsThe USC School of Pharmacy has received a $5 million gift to create a new center that will seek to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits by making the medicine we consume safer and more efficient. |
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Meet the Staff: Clinic manager Boram ChaBy the time patients see Boram Cha running around Keck Medicine of USC's locations in Koreatown and Buena Park, she's already run four miles. Get to know the clinic manager for two of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center's medical and radiation oncology sites. |
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Construction begins on facility for cell therapy programConstruction has started on a new facility where a multidisciplinary team of scientists from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and USC will be studying, developing, manufacturing and testing cell-based treatments for a wide range of diseases and disorders as part of the USC/CHLA Cell Therapy Program. |
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