Many factors can influence whether a patient lives or dies. The quality of the drugs they receive, for example, the rigour with which their symptoms are monitored, or—more surprisingly—the gender of ...

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, ...

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 ...

When you randomly need to see a medic, you likely end up seeing either a male or a female doctor purely by chance. You can bypass the randomness of whoever sees you by pre-selecting your doctor's ...

Whether your doctor is a man or woman could be a matter of life or death, a new study suggests. A study of more than 580,000 heart patients admitted over two decades to emergency rooms in Florida ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Patients have lower rates of mortality when they are treated by female doctors, new research suggests. An international team of researchers analysed the data from more than 776,000 male and female ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Patients are less likely to die or be readmitted into the hospital if they are treated by a female doctor, a new study revealed. Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the ...

If you want to live longer, see a female doctor, researchers say. Patients with female doctors have lower rates of mortality and remission than patients treated by male doctors, according to a study ...