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Female versus male doctors: Does it really matter?

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

The evidence shows women make better doctors. So why do men still dominate medicine?

“When will I see the doctor?” Most female doctors have been asked this question many times. It feels like a slight — a failure to recognize the struggle it took to get to where they are, a fight that ...
WBEZ

Female doctors often provide better care for patients, but they’re being ‘chased out of medicine’

Dr. Shikha Jain wants women to thrive in the medical field. Jain is the founder of Women in Medicine, a Chicago-based nonprofit helping women advance to leadership positions as medical professionals ...
AOL

Do women make better physicians? New study finds patients with female doctors have a lower risk of death and hospital readmission rates.

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 ...
UPI

Study finds female doctors have higher risk for suicide

Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds. Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found ...