February is American Heart Month, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Sandy Charles, a board-certified cardiologist and medical director of Novant Health Women’s Heart & Vascular Center. The New York native is the daughter of Haitian immigrants and the first female cardiologist at Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute at Presbyterian Hospital. She’s also mom to 5-year-old Nicole…
Their three Instagram accounts combined have nearly 140,000 followers, with videos routinely getting thousands of views.
Only 12% of cardiologists are women and only 4% are Black women.
With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an increased focus on improving health equity in our communities. For Sandy Charles, MD, however,…
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of myocardial infarction in women, in particular. There has been an explosion of interest and…
This cohort study evaluates the presence of myocardial injury in unselected patients recently recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
For many diseases and illnesses, women have different symptoms than men and require a different approach to diagnosis and treatment.
“San Francisco has made progress reforming our police department, but we know that we still have significant work to do,” Mayor London Breed said.
In their own words, this piece features a range of voices, from pathologists to psychiatrists, who will tell you what it means and feels like…
