Health

Medical safety innovation gets a boost from systematic analysis

If all medical errors were counted together as a single cause, they would likely rank as the third leading cause of death in the United States. As health care personnel race to improve the quality of their care to save lives ...

Genetics

USC scientist targets genetic cause of infant mortality

The disease is heartbreaking. It turns babies into ragdolls and extinguishes lives just as they are getting started. But one USC Dornsife scientist is working to unravel the mystery behind the leading genetic cause of infant ...

Medical research

Liver structure could hold the key to battling diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Our liver could be a major springboard for determining life-changing diabetes diagnosis and treatment thanks to a world-first discovery by an Australian-Chinese research team.