Neurology News

CHICAGO — During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, DBA, U.S. Army (Ret.), said the health care workforce has had to lead through crises that were comparable to those he experienced during combat.

CHICAGO — Troubled by disparities in their field, two radiation oncologists are taking small yet integral steps to address inequities.

CHICAGO — “Women leaders are disproportionately doing the [invisible] work to make the company be better, and we need to do better for our women,” Shikha Jain, MD, FACP said here.

CHICAGO — Both imposter syndrome and gaslighting can lead to heavy self-doubt, but it can often be difficult to tell the difference, according to Diane W. Shannon, MD, MPH, PCC.

BOSTON — In PROTECTED TAVR, the largest-ever randomized trial of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, cerebral embolic protection did not decrease incidence of periprocedural stroke.

CHICAGO — Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, clinical associate professor of medicine at Stanford, reflected on her 20-year journey since medical school.

CHICAGO — At the Women in Medicine Summit, Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, said she hopes that attendees will leave with new skill sets and tools they can utilize to change the system.

CHICAGO — During her talk at the Women in Medicine Summit, Kimberly Manning, MD, FACP, FAAP, discussed the importance of personal reflection and how self-love helps “fan our own flames.”

Headache disorders in American veterans were higher for men than women in incidence related to trauma, but men had fewer encounters for headaches and fewer visits to headache specialists, according to a study published in Neurology.

Results of a recently released poll revealed that roughly 60% of patients with Parkinson’s disease do not believe their symptoms are manageable and cannot be improved beyond their current state.