A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower rates of adverse postoperative long-term outcomes including death compared to similar ...

“Female and male physicians practice medicine differently," one of the study's authors said Getty A new study says hospital patients — particularly women — are less likely to die or be readmitted when ...

A new study suggests that people undergoing certain surgeries may be safer at hospitals where women make up at least one-third of their surgical team — adding to an already growing pool of research ...

Female physicians may be better than male physicians at establishing a good rapport with their patients. (Getty Images) Are patients in better hands if they’re being treated by female physicians? Yes, ...

LISBON, Portugal—Women undergoing CABG surgery seem to have a higher rate of in-hospital mortality if they are treated by a male versus female surgeon, according to a single-center analysis from the ...

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Last month, an article in The Annals of Internal Medicine reported significantly lower mortality rates for severely ill hospitalized patients treated by female physicians. The results were most robust ...

Patients treated by female surgeons experienced significantly lower 1-year total health care costs. Researchers observed similar lower health care costs at 30 and 90 days after surgery for patients ...

The retrospective Canadian study found that, compared with male surgeons, patients treated by female surgeons had a lower risk-adjusted likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes at 90 days (13.9% ...

Dr. Shikha Jain wants women to thrive in the medical field. Jain is the founder of Women in Medicine, a Chicago-based nonprofit helping women advance to leadership positions as medical professionals ...