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 ...

More women than ever are studying and practicing medicine across the United States — but a considerable majority of the country’s working doctors are still men. In recent years, female medical ...

Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. In the study of ...

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When my co-resident went on maternity leave, my colleagues turned on her. Residents had gotten pregnant before, but always during more “convenient” times. In this case, my co-resident did the ...