People treated by female doctors tend to have better health outcomes, study finds
People treated by female physicians have lower rates of mortality and readmission than those treated by male physicians.
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People treated by female physicians have lower rates of mortality and readmission than those treated by male physicians.
A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA has highlighted the impact of a doctor's gender on patient health outcomes. The findings suggest that patients treated by female physicians actually experience lower mortality rates and reduced
The mortality rate for female patients was 8.15 per cent when treated by women physicians compared to 8.38 per cent when the doctor was male - a 'clinically significant' difference
The researchers found that the mortality rate for female patients was 8.15% when treated by female physicians compared to 8.38% when the physician was male – a clinically significant difference.
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