Female patients treated by female doctors had lower mortality and readmission rates compared to male doctors.
Female doctors' treatment linked to lower mortality and hospital readmissions for patients, with female patients benefitting more. Study of 800,000 male and female patients (65+) hospitalized from 2016-2019 showed female patients treated by female doctors had 8.15% mortality rate vs 8.38% treated by male doctors, a significant difference.
April 22, 2024
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