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Pharmacy Students Travel to Central America
Members of the USC School of Pharmacy’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) conducted health fairs and provided health education programs in Belize in December, reaching out to a population that often lacks these services. The students traveled to Hattieville Village, a small town 16 miles from any
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Gerontology Experts Chart Global Aging
USC Davis School of Gerontology dean Gerald C. Davison and assistant clinical professor Aaron Hagedorn were among the international experts chosen to pen a chapter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Ageing Society’s newest publication, Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise? Containing 22 essays by authorities whose
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USC Team Mends Discord in Mexico
Cramped in poor working conditions and dispirited by the austere approach of their employers, workers in a Mexican garment factory were struggling with high levels of work-related stress. Their Korean managers, concerned about the productivity of the factory, felt the workers socialized too much and, due to cultural misunderstanding, perceived
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Ostrow School Resident Provides Care in Thailand
Dozens of patients in Thailand received free dental care from first-year Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC advanced endodontics resident Sue Suh during her mid-December trip to the Southeast Asian nation. Assisted by Daniel Lee and Jane Lee, her nephew and niece, Suh treated 137 people throughout the weeklong trip.
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Mexico Program Targets Care for Mentally Ill
In a neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico, a dozen promotoras - health care workers who screen ill people to determine what level of doctor care they need - gathered at a private home for a chat with a USC professor and his students. In Mexico, ailing residents first see promotoras who
