November 6, 2009

HealthLeaders Showcase Telemedicine for Faster Stroke Care

An Oct. 30 HealthLeaders Media article addressed the rising use of telemedicine to connect community hospitals with UCLA stroke experts to expedite patient treatment. Dr. Latisha Ali, director of the UCLA Telestroke Program at the UCLA StrokeCenter, was quoted.

"Telestroke Programs Link Stroke Specialists to Patients Unable to Access Care"

October 30, 2009

Media Reports on Study that Finds Heart Attack Risks Rising for Women

A USC/UCLA study that found the risk of heart attack for women ages 35 - 54 is rising, while it has fallen for men in the same age group. Study co-author, Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele, associate professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the Olive View-UCLA stroke program, was cited in the IT Wire article.