Tag: women
Thanh N Nguyen
As one of six women currently leading major neurointerventional societies across the globe, Thanh N Nguyen (Boston, USA) is proudly playing a key role...
Thanh N Nguyen becomes first woman to serve as SVIN president
Thanh N Nguyen, professor of neurology, radiology and neurosurgery at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine in Boston, USA, has been...
Research indicates women are less likely to be routed to comprehensive...
Despite having worse stroke symptoms and living within comparable distances to comprehensive stroke centres (CSCs), women with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischaemic stroke...
Female physicians in neurointerventional surgery: Breaking down barriers
In the latter stages of 2022, the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) released a position statement advocating pregnancy and parental leave policies in neurointerventional...
Progress update on Women in Neuromodulation: Achievements and obstacles
In light of recent progress made in alleviating gender disparities within the neuromodulation field, Magdalena Anitescu (Chicago, USA), Anne Fennimore (Boca Raton, USA), Kiran...
Gender disparity in comprehensive stroke centre routing highlighted at SNIS
Women may be less likely than men to be sent to a comprehensive, or “Level 1”, stroke centre for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO)...
Men and women respond equally well to spinal cord and DRG...
In a study intended to explore gender differences in patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) or chronic visceral pain, men and women have...
Women in neurosurgery: Why is the field still male-dominated?
Factors including representation, a lack of mentoring, and discrimination have been among the issues cited by female neurosurgeons as contributing to gender disparity in the field....
American men may be having fewer strokes
The overall rate of stroke in the USA has been declining in recent years. However, this may only be good news for men. Research...
Women may be at higher risk for sports-related concussion than men
Female athletes are 50% more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion, according to a preliminary study released to be presented at the...
