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Female surgeons have lower rates of long-term adverse outcomes than their male peers, study finds

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 ...
Yahoo

Having Surgery? Here's Why You Might Want to Choose a Female Doctor

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future ...
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Being Treated by a Female Physician Leads to 'Lower Mortality' Rates, Study Shows

“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 ...
MedPage Today

Patients See Better Outcomes With Female Surgeons, Studies Find

Patients treated by women surgeons had better outcomes, according to two population-based cohort studies from Canada and Sweden, both of which were published in JAMA Surgery. The retrospective ...
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Do women make better physicians? New study finds patients with female doctors have a lower risk of death and hospital readmission rates.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female physicians may be better than male physicians at establishing a good rapport with their patients. (Getty Images) (Jose Luis ...
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In-Hospital Mortality Higher When Female CABG Patients Have Male Surgeons

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Female doctors often provide better care for patients, but they're being 'chased out of medicine'

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Psychology Today

Are Women Really Better Doctors?

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 ...
Healio

Total health care costs far lower among patients treated by female vs. male surgeons

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated by female surgeons experienced significantly lower 1-year total health care costs. Researchers ...
Healio

What is the ideal graft for ACL surgery in female athletes?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Female athletes, especially those who participate in pivoting sports, are known to have a higher risk for ACL ...
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Female doctors often provide better care for patients, but they’re being ‘chased out of medicine’

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 ...