Having a female doctor could lower the risk of death or major health issues after surgery or hospitalization, studies have shown over and over. The latest evidence, published Wednesday in the British ...

Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future complications or require follow-up care than those treated by male surgeons ...

In August 2023, after spending a decade plus dreading the arrival of my periods so painful I'd routinely spend days in bed guzzling Nurofen, I sat in a gynaecologist's office as he explained that he ...

Hospitals have had success applying remote patient monitoring to chronic conditions to help track signs of a patient’s improving or worsening condition between medical appointments. Patients with ...

The Blackwell Club, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, brings female surgery residents and attending physicians together for community and education. WICHITA, Kansas — Lindsay ...

If you had a choice between going under the knife with a female surgeon or a male surgeon, which would you choose? Would your surgeon’s gender even make a difference? In a new study published in the ...

In the U.S., female orthopedic surgery residency attrition is double the rate for males, according to an Oct. 8 report published by the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.  Gender bias and ...