Nov 1, 2026 07:08 PM
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1149496
INTRO: Patients cared for by female physicians in hospital were less likely to die or be readmitted compared with those treated by male physicians, according to a new ICES study, led by a University of Toronto researcher. This suggests that female physician sex may be associated with better short- and long-term outcomes among medical patients hospitalized with common medical diagnoses.
“Past research has largely focused on surgical patients and the admitting physician only. Our findings add to the growing body of research examining the relationship between physician sex and patient outcomes, broadening the evidence beyond surgical care to a wider range of medical conditions and other physicians,” says Dr. Angela Jerath, an ICES scientist, and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
The study analyzed ICES data on 958,150 adults hospitalized for one of seven common medical diagnoses, such as acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia, between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2022... (MORE - no ads)
INTRO: Patients cared for by female physicians in hospital were less likely to die or be readmitted compared with those treated by male physicians, according to a new ICES study, led by a University of Toronto researcher. This suggests that female physician sex may be associated with better short- and long-term outcomes among medical patients hospitalized with common medical diagnoses.
“Past research has largely focused on surgical patients and the admitting physician only. Our findings add to the growing body of research examining the relationship between physician sex and patient outcomes, broadening the evidence beyond surgical care to a wider range of medical conditions and other physicians,” says Dr. Angela Jerath, an ICES scientist, and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
The study analyzed ICES data on 958,150 adults hospitalized for one of seven common medical diagnoses, such as acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia, between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2022... (MORE - no ads)