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 ...

Women are more likely to survive cancer than men but face a higher risk of serious and adverse side effects from treatment, ...

After a year of slight gains, the percentage of female characters portrayed in the 100 top-grossing films domestically fell in 2023, a new study finds. Titled “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World,” a ...

When treated by female physicians, patients experience lower rates of both mortality and hospital readmission. That’s according to a new study reported by the University of California. “What our ...

Studies suggest that receiving medical treatment from a female doctor can positively impact a patient’s health and well-being. In a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine that ...

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 ...

So much for menstruation cramping their style. Female athletes react quicker and make fewer errors on their period even as they believe their symptoms and lousy mood will negatively affect their ...

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. According to NBC ...

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 ...