According to the U.S. Physician Workforce Data Dashboard, only about 17% of cardiologists are women, ranking as one of the lowest specialties among female physicians, yet heart disease remains the ...

In a study recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers reported that female Medicare patients seen by female physicians had a lower risk of readmission and death than those seen by ...

When Medscape asked female physicians about their family net worth, 52% of them reported wealth of at least $1 million, and 10% enjoyed $5 million or more. But race/ethnicity played a role. For ...

Women live longer than men, but they also spend more time being sick. The Society for Women's Health Research is trying to change that.

Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds. Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found ...

A new study found women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital when they are treated by female doctors. The study looked at nearly 800,000 male and female patients — 458,108 female ...

Many women have struggled to get their healthcare needs met, according to a new national poll.