Tag: women
Being a girl in the IR gang: “We are not really...
Paula Novelli, who is associate professor of interventional radiology (IR) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh, USA) put her own spin on...
SIR 2022: Treating placenta accreta spectrum with multivessel pelvic embolization
The findings of a collaborative research project at the University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA were presented in an abstract titled ‘Multivessel...
Diversity in IR is crucial to harnessing the best ideas and...
Daniel Sze (Stanford, USA) tells Interventional News that the focus on diversity is not just about social justice. “It is really about bringing the many good...
IR: An entirely suitable job for a woman
There is no “stereotypical” female interventional radiologist. We are simply as skilled, motivated, committed, and diverse in our interests as our male colleagues. Yet,...
Lack of diversity “one of the biggest” challenges facing IR
Fostering a diverse interventional radiology (IR) workforce is difficult, but vital, because heterogeneous groups can be more innovative, be better at complex problem-solving, achieve...
Women largely unaware of uterine fibroid embolization
American women are largely unaware of uterine fibroid embolization according to results from a new nationwide poll released by the Society of Interventional Radiology...
Women with fibroids see significant improvement in sexual function one year...
A study published online ahead of print in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR) has demonstrated that at one year, uterine fibroid embolization significantly improves...
