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Scientist Breaks Through the Body’s Intricate Healing Process

Scientist Breaks Through the Body’s Intricate Healing Process

In a pilot investigation, Wei Li, PhD, professor of dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, showed that heat shock protein 90alpha, found widely in cells throughout the human body, significantly improves healing when applied to skin ulcers in diabetic patients. The research…

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The Plight of Transgender People Seeking Basic Medical Care

The Plight of Transgender People Seeking Basic Medical Care

Transgender individuals experience some of the greatest health disparities in our communities. While research investigating their health is limited, we do know that they experience challenges in accessing culturally appropriate care and have some of the highest rates of human im…

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Helping People with Mental Illness Get Medical Care

Helping People with Mental Illness Get Medical Care

Individuals with serious mental illness are less likely to get regular preventive health care and more likely to use the emergency rooms than are people without mental illness. As a result, people with serious mental illness generally report poorer health and more physical ailme…

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The Most Powerful Weapon against Asthma Is Education

The Most Powerful Weapon against Asthma Is Education

The Southern California city of Long Beach is home to American’s second largest port, a large municipal airport, and some of the busiest free¬ways in the country. As a result, Long Beach has some of the highest rates of both air pollution and asthma in the United States; 30% of …

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