Female physicians are associated with lower 30-day mortality and readmission rates for hospitalized patients with acute medical conditions.

A 14-year-long retrospective cohort study of almost 960,000 hospital inpatients with acute medical conditions (congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pneumonia, stroke, and GI tract bleeding) found that those who were treated by female physicians had significantly lower 30-day mortality rates and readmission rates. Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hospitalized-medical-patients-fare-female.html Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2856025 #Science #Health #Medicine #GenderDifferences #Hospitalization

Study (N=958K; 2008-2022) finds hospital patients treated by female physicians less likely to die or be readmitted vs those treated by male physicians. 30-day mortality: 13.7% for male physicians; 12.3% female. Readmit rate: 18.9% male; 18.6% female. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261030/Hospital-patients-treated-by-female-physicians-have-better-outcomes.aspx