Patients treated by female doctors have a lower mortality rate when compared to patients treated by their male counterparts, a new study suggests. Researchers found this was especially true for female ...

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 ...

Patients who are treated by a female physician could live longer and have a reduced risk of hospitalization, new research has found. These benefits were seen more in female patients compared to males, ...

Seeing a female doctor could be better for longevity, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday. Both male and female patients have a greater chance of death or ...

Having a female doctor could lower the risk of death or major health issues after surgery or hospitalization, studies have shown over and over. The latest evidence, published Wednesday in the British ...

Although older patients with dementia have similar rates of colonoscopy-related complications as patients without dementia, they have higher rates of other non-procedural complications, according to a ...

Colon cancer screening is a top priority in the field of gastroenterology. Here are 15 demographic statistics on the patients undergoing colonoscopy and three statistics on the type of facility where ...

Patient navigation was more effective than usual care in increasing follow-up colonoscopy rates after an abnormal stool test result, a new randomized controlled trial revealed. The intervention led to ...

Patients are more likely to get a follow-up colonoscopy if they have a navigator helping them About 55% of patients with a navigator got a timely colonoscopy, compared with nearly 43% of patients who ...