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Where patients get prescription opioids: It’s not where you might think
Legislatures and hospitals around the country have tightened emergency room prescribing guidelines for opioids to curb the addiction epidemic, but a new USC study shows that approach diverts attention from the main sources of prescription painkillers.
Medical student tapped for family medicine leadership program
Andrea Bañuelos Mota (Photo/Courtesy American Academy of Family Physicians) Second-year medical student Andrea Bañuelos Mota has been selected as one of 30 nationwide awardees to participate [...]
Department of Family Medicine – Fall 2017 Newsletter
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Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Emerge
Cognitive tests can detect early Alzheimer’s disease in older adults without symptoms, according to a new Keck School of Medicine of USC study Long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s [...]
Commencement 2017: Nicole Glennon, Primary Care Physician Assistant
Nicole Glennon will graduate from the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine on May 12. (Photo/Courtesy Nicole Glennon) Nicole Glennon is [...]
Primary care students focus on health education, community outreach
First-year medical students provide nutrition education to community members in English and Spanish at the Wellness Center on Diabetes Day held Jan. 19. (Photo/Claire Norman) irst-year [...]
Grant to fund model for elder abuse intervention
Laura Mosqueda, MD (Photo/Steve Cohn) Laura Mosqueda, MD, chair and professor of family medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been awarded a [...]
