Countering misinformation, leaning on community leaders, using the proper terminology. USC experts explain why all this and more is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19. By Leigh Hopper LAC+USC Pharmacy Supervisor Kevin Weissman holds a vial of the Pfizer...
The coronavirus outbreak could worsen America’s substance use crisis. USC addiction expert Adam Leventhal explains why it matters to all of us. (Originally posted at Trojan Family Magazine.) By Eric Lindberg Adam Leventhal Odds are about 50-50 that you know...
USC experts explain why the worst wildfires in California’s history are just a preview of climate change’s eventual impact on our everyday lives. San Francisco California, USA - September 9, 2020: The sky across California darkened and The sky across California...
Why COVID-19 vaccines need to prioritize 'superspreaders' How should COVID-19 vaccine be prioritized? AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Dana Goldman, University of Southern California; David Conti, University of Southern California, and Matthew E. Kahn, Johns Hopkins...
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine and Associate Dean for Social Justice, was quoted in a July 15 story in The New York Times on the rising number of drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. OD deaths fell for the first time in a...
Misinformation and unfounded claims about COVID-19 have flooded social media sites as the new coronavirus has spread. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California Over the past few weeks, misinformation about the new...
Michael Cousineau, University of Southern California As the number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, continues to grow, the nation is on edge. Doctors and scientists do not know what percentage of the general population has been infected and...
Following a recent story in The New York Times, there has been widespread news coverage of actions by American officials to undermine a resolution on breastfeeding at the recent World Health Assembly, held at the United Nations in Geneva in May. While...
As part of the USC Center for Health Journalism's "Remaking Health Care" blog series, Michael Cousineau, professor of clinical preventive medicine, explains how Medicaid has assisted Los Angeles County's efforts to house the homeless....