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 ...

Patients who are treated by a female physician could live longer and have a reduced risk of hospitalization, new research has found. These benefits were seen more in female patients compared to males, ...

Seeing a female doctor could be better for longevity, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday. Both male and female patients have a greater chance of death or ...

Fee-for-service models do not account for time spent per patient and may thus disadvantage women physicians, in terms of their earnings.

“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 ...

4th August 1946: Blood pressure testing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4201 A Baby Is Born At Home - pub 1946 (Photo by Merlyn Severn/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A new study of ...

If you’re feeling ill, you might want to see a female physician. While not necessarily transferable to younger populations, a new study has shown treatment by female physicians for a representative ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women are more likely to heed guidance on nutrition, exercise and weight loss when it comes from doctors who are female, rather than male, a new study suggests. The ...

Patients treated by female physicians have lower mortality and readmission rates, a recent study found. The study, published April 23 in Annals of Internal Medicine, used a 20% random sample of ...

A surgeon’s gender influences the amount of referrals they receive from a fellow physician, especially after poor surgical outcomes, according to a working paper from Heather Sarsons, PhD candidate at ...

Are patients in better hands if they’re being treated by female physicians? Yes, according to one new study. Although the positive impact was greater in female patients — particularly those who were ...