MedPage Today February 26, 2025
Liz Mezaros

— Lower mortality among U.S. physicians did not extend to women or racial/ethnic minorities

Key Takeaways

  • Cross-sectional data showed that physicians in the U.S. had lower mortality rates than the general population.
  • However, this applied only to men and not women or racial and ethnic minorities.
  • These inequities and their possible causes warrant further study, researchers concluded.

Physicians in the U.S. had lower mortality rates than the general population, but this applied only to men and not women...

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