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Race, age, income, and insurance status are all factors in the distance a stroke patient must travel to receive certified care.
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The Washington PostSuccessful messaging isn’t only about finding the right words. Olajide Williams, a Columbia University neurologist, uses music and art
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The Washington Post“Those with underlying heart failure could still have a more severe case of covid than those without heart failure, but the vaccine should protect
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PBSDr. Williams featured on PBS Nightly News for his untiring work on vaccination advocacy and his history of health activism.
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Bloomberg BusinessweekFebruary 17, 2021Dr. Olajide Williams, Chief of Staff of Neurology at Columbia University and Founder of Hip Hop Public Health, discusses racial disparities in the distribution of Covid vaccines.
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CUIMC NewsroomFebruary 11, 2021Using the power of music, a series of rap videos launched today by Hip Hop Public Health, a community outreach organization founded by Columbia neurologist Olajide Williams, MD
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TIMEFebruary 4, 2021“We don’t have a lot of well-vetted data up to the minute on the cardiovascular impact of COVID because we are living through the pandemic now,” says Dr. Mitchell Elkind
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U.S. News & World ReportJanuary 15, 2021Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
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U.S. News & World ReportOctober 8, 2020Heart attack risk increases quickly after a flu-like illness, while stroke risk rises slower, according to new research.
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American Heart AssociationJuly 16, 2020Elkind serves as chief of the Division of Neurology Clinical Outcomes Research and Population Sciences in the Department of Neurology at CUIMC.
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U.S. News & World ReportJuly 10, 2020"It seems like people are afraid of getting the virus, or maybe they're afraid of adding to the burden on the doctors and the hospital," said Dr. Mitchell Elkind.
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PatchMay 15, 2020A patient of Dr. Joshua Willey has shared her stroke story, in support of Dr. Willey’s efforts to help the public understand that avoiding hospitals for fear of COVID-19 could have dire consequences.
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Full interview with Dr. Elkind, president of AHA,"Why, as a neurologist, were you interested in becoming president of the AHA?"
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Health Matters“The public needs to treat medical emergencies like stroke or a heart attack the same way they did before and not avoid the emergency room because of this crisis,” says Dr. Mitchell Elkind.
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