And she has chronicled explicit and implicit bias that female surgeons across the country experience. “Now we represent a ...

Are patients in better hands if they’re being treated by female physicians? Yes, according to one new study. Although the positive impact was greater in female patients — particularly those who were ...

4th August 1946: Blood pressure testing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4201 A Baby Is Born At Home - pub 1946 (Photo by Merlyn Severn/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A new study of ...

September marked National Suicide Prevention Month, a reminder of the importance of recognizing the impact suicide has on all communities, uplifting prevention awareness and remembering the lives lost ...

More women than ever are studying and practicing medicine across the United States — but a considerable majority of the country’s working doctors are still men. In recent years, female medical ...

The father of Bettye Kearse, MD, PhD, was a physician. A self-described "Daddy's girl," she spent countless Wednesdays with him as he conducted house rounds with patients. That's when she witnessed ...

The life of a physician is fraught with setbacks and struggles. For women who enter medicine, it's even more cumbersome. Nearly every woman in medicine must deal with the burden of proof -- that she's ...

Landry is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. Lewiss is an emergency medicine physician. Yet amid these critical conversations, one issue is less commonly parsed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TIFTON — Southwell announced that Affinity Physicians for Women will rebrand as Southwell Physicians for Women as it welcomes Dr.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - In honor of National Women’s Physician Day, Phoebe Putney Health System recognized all 49 of its women physicians across 20 specialties across the health system. Three physicians, ...

Today, more women than men are entering medical school and pursuing a career in medicine. Who were some of the pioneering women physicians, and what challenges do contemporary women in medicine face?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female physicians may be better than male physicians at establishing a good rapport with their patients. (Getty Images) (Jose Luis ...