Members of the USC Mann health economics community were honored at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), held from June 28 to July 1, at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Centene Foundation and Health Net Funding will expand preventive care, chronic disease management and community-based health services in an underserved community.
Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatment, according to new research from USC.
A new USC-led study finds Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will cost the United States an estimated $818 billion this year, driven largely by often-overlooked costs to persons living with dementia and family and friends providing their care.
The award, named for the pioneering researcher, was presented at the 2026 Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Conference (QSPC 2026) in Leiden, the Netherlands on Tuesday, April 7.
Tam Phan, assistant professor in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, received a 2026 USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students.