Women have made tremendous strides in the world of medicine, with well over 400,000 active female physicians in the US. However, sexism, burnout, and attrition among women doctors remain challenges.

“When will I see the doctor?” Most female doctors have been asked this question many times. It feels like a slight — a failure to recognize the struggle it took to get to where they are, a fight that ...

Recently, educator and writer, Annalise Mabe published a disquisition on sexism in the medical community after experiencing it first hand during an appointment with her male OB-GYN. “We don’t always ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say female doctors tend to spend more time with their patients. PER Images/Stocksy Research published this week suggests that men and women have better outcomes when they ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women are more likely to heed guidance on nutrition, exercise and weight loss when it comes from doctors who are female, rather than male, a new study suggests. The ...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, those of us working in medicine have been challenged on many fronts. Still, there are more and more women entering medical school—most entering medical school ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study ...

Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found. In the study of ...