Just under a third of the roughly 460,000 female and 320,000 male patients included in the study were treated by female physicians, the researchers said, and there were no significant differences ...

Whatever the gender of their physician, though, female patients seem to respond better to medical care than male patients do. This is another divide in need of unpicking.

Female doctors are paid 25% less than their male counterparts on average, according to the 2019 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, earning an estimated $2 million less over a 40-year career.

Health Care Some patients who see female doctors could live longer, study suggests: ‘Higher empathy’ Findings could call into question ‘patriarchy in medicine,’ says Dr. Marc Siegel ...

Patients are more likely to survive if treated by a female doctor, new research suggests. US researchers examined more than 775,000 medical insurance claims between 2016 and 2019, noting how many ...

I am a female physician myself and was surprised not only by the content of the original column but also, to a lesser degree, by your response. In all my years (nearly 20) ...