Articles for Female Patients

Hospital patients treated by women doctors are ‘less likely to die’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospital patients treated by women doctors are ‘less likely to die’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Yusuke Tsugawa, a senior author study, says patient outcomes between male and female physicians would …

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Recognising need for bypass surgery in women: Implications and benefits for heart health that you should know
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Recognising need for bypass surgery in women: Implications and benefits for heart health that you should know

Hindustan Times  

Bypass surgery for heart disease is a life-saving procedure that involves rerouting blood flow around a blocked or narrowed artery. Recognising need for bypass surgery in women: Implications and benefits for heart health that you should know In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Bipeenchandra Bhamre, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai, …

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Doctors still allowed to practise despite being disciplined over sexual misconduct with patients
1 year, 11 months ago

Doctors still allowed to practise despite being disciplined over sexual misconduct with patients

ABC  

You would expect that if a doctor, nurse or psychologist had been found to have kissed, groped or had sex with a patient, they would no longer be allowed to practise. Mohamed Payenda Zhouand Safi "… respondent was found to have behaved inappropriately, and in a manner for sexual pleasure whilst conducting an internal vaginal examination…" Western Sydney GP Mohamed …

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Taliban rule means lack of proper healthcare for women, pregnant women suffer the most
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban rule means lack of proper healthcare for women, pregnant women suffer the most

Op India  

The situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over is getting worse with time. It is getting difficult for female patients, especially pregnant women, to get medical attention on time. A midwife was quoted by BBC saying, “If a female doctor cannot see a woman, the male doctor can only see the patient where two or more other people are …

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Females in pain not taken as seriously as male patients: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Females in pain not taken as seriously as male patients: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers found that when male and female patients expressed the same amount of pain, observers viewed female patients' pain as less intense and more likely to benefit from psychotherapy versus medication as compared to men's pain. Females' pain not taken as seriously as men's pain: Study The results of the study exposed a significant patient gender bias that could lead …

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Scientists Decode Sex Difference in Immune Response to Coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Scientists Decode Sex Difference in Immune Response to Coronavirus

News 18  

Women with COVID-19 mount a more robust and sustained immune response via the body’s T cells than men, according to a study that may help guide a sex-based approach to the treatment and care for those infected with the novel coronavirus. In the current study, they found that female patients mounted a more robust and sustained immune response via the …

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70% Covid fatalities in GB Nagar were males, shows data
4 years, 5 months ago

70% Covid fatalities in GB Nagar were males, shows data

Hindustan Times  

Data on the number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Gautam Budh Nagar till Sunday, indicates that female patients in the district have shown better immunity to the virus than their male counterparts. HT Image Out of 39 fatalities in the district till Sunday, 27 or nearly 70% were males.Not only this, data released by the state health department also …

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Manish Shah: GP jailed for 90 sex offences against female patients
4 years, 11 months ago

Manish Shah: GP jailed for 90 sex offences against female patients

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Manish Shah, 50, was branded …

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More male patients than female patients at AIIMS New Delhi point to deep gender imbalances in healthcare
5 years, 4 months ago

More male patients than female patients at AIIMS New Delhi point to deep gender imbalances in healthcare

Firstpost  

A recent study with 2.37 million patients in the outpatient department of AIIMS, New Delhi, found a male to female ratio of 1.69:1. A recent study with 2.37 million patients in the outpatient department of All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS in New Delhi, found a male to female ratio of 1.69:1 — for every 169 males, there …

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Women with stomach cancer live longer than men patients
5 years, 7 months ago

Women with stomach cancer live longer than men patients

India TV News  

Researchers have found that female patients with esophagus and stomach cancer are likely to survive longer than male patients, but experience more nausea, vomiting and diarrhea during therapy.The findings of the latest UK study could potentially help in managing patients and also highlight who are more at risk against specific side effects. What this research suggests is that there are …

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