Forbes April 22, 2024
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Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in research and among practitioners.
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The finding that patients treated by female clinicians fare better than those treated by male clinicians has been repeatedly borne out by research around the world. For example, studies published last year from researchers in Sweden and Canada found people operated on by female surgeons had better outcomes and fewer problems during recovery than when male surgeons had been performing the operations. In the U.S., research has shown women who have heart attacks are more likely to survive when treated by a female...
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