This might look like a cave, but think smaller. It's a sweat pore, magnified. Everyone has millions of these pores, which help you skin keep your body cool. | PHOTO BY SPL/SCIENCE SOURCE
More Than Skin Deep
Skin can be your body’s first line of defense against disease. Here’s how physicians keep it healthy.
Illustrations by Chris Gash
Medical Matters
Nature and nurture both matter in the move to personalized medicine.
The Best Medicine
The Schaeffer Center teams up with the Brookings Institution to advance better U.S. health care policies.
PHOTO BY MICHELA RAVASIO/STOCKSY
Elder-Care Apps
A gerontologist brings tech to an overlooked demographic: seniors.
A cochlear implant means Shane Lundie can now hear his mother’s voice. Photo by Steve Cohen.
Hear, and Now
The newly named USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery helps children and adults experience the world of sound.
Illustration by Carlo Giambarresi
Respect Our Elders
Meet the doctor who’s on a mission to change how Americans care for seniors.
Pillow Talk
Too little snoozing takes a toll on our well-being, but USC doctors and scientists have some tips for getting more ZZZs.
Photo by Chris Shinn
The Best Medicine
Health care is in growth mode across Southern California, and USC has staked its future on academic medicine.
Photo by Jovana Rikalo/Stocksy
Vision for Vitality
Researchers at USC are untangling the biological processes of aging so we can enjoy longer, healthier lives.
Visionary Science
At USC Eye Institute, stem cells, wearable computers and biomedical implants are doing what was once impossible—restoring lost sight.
Lisa Kulik, wearing the Argus II. Photo by Gus Ruelas
Visionary Science
After receiving FDA approval, the Argus II is fitted for its first patient at USC.