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Hospital patients 'less likely to die' when treated by women doctors, study claims

The mortality rate differs for patients based on the gender of their treating physicians, with female doctors showing lower rates.
A study by UCLA in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals a mortality rate of 8.15% for female patients with female doctors.
Female physicians exhibit a mortality rate of 10.15% for male patients, and researchers found a similar trend in hospital readmission rates.

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The Independent

Hospital patients treated by women doctors are ‘less likely to die’

‘What our findings indicate is that female and male physicians practice medicine differently, and these differences have a meaningful impact on patients’ health outcomes,’ professor says

12 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Patients Treated By Female Doctors More Likely To Survive, Claims Study

A new study says patients are less likely to die or be readmitted when treated by a female doctor. According to the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, patients with female doctors have lower rates of mortality and remission than patients treated by male doctors. The study included over 776,000 participants including 458,100 female patients and more than 318,800 male patients who were hospitalised with medical conditions from 201…

10 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Globo

The mortality rate of patients treated by female doctors is lower, according to a study.

Analysis of 700,000 patients in the US shows that mortality risk was 2.8% higher for those treated by male doctors; difference is small but relevant in large scenarios, say scientists

12 days ago·Brazil

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