Hospitalized Patients Treated by Female Doctors Show Lower Mortality

Written on December 23rd, 2016 in politics Comments Off

Published on naked capitalism (first on Down With Tyranny), by Yves Smith, Dec 22, 2016;

  • … Boston, MA – Elderly hospitalized patients treated by female physicians are less likely to die within 30 days of admission, or to be readmitted within 30 days of discharge, than those cared for by male physicians, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is the first research to document differences in how male and female physicians treat patients result in different outcomes for hospitalized patients in the U.S.  
  • The researchers estimated that if male physicians could achieve the same outcomes as their female colleagues, there would be 32,000 fewer deaths each year among Medicare patients alone—a number comparable to the annual number of motor vehicle accident deaths nationally.
  • The study was published online December 19, 2016 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

There’s more. The sickest patients appear to benefit most from treatment by female doctors:

  • “The difference in mortality rates surprised us,” said lead author Yusuke Tsugawa, research associate in the Department of Health Policy and Management. “The gender of the physician appears to be particularly significant for the sickest patients. These findings indicate that potential differences in practice patterns between male and female physicians may have important clinical implications.”

The study offers some clues as to why this is the case, noting that “for example, female physicians are more likely to adhere to clinical guidelines and provide more patient-centered communication.” But it also notes that much more information is needed … //

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Links:

The Illuminati’s Plans For 2017 – David Icke, 50.30 min, uploaded by Intense 5, Nov 22, 2016;

Putin says sanctions harming fight against terrorism, hopes Germany attack will bring West closer, on RT, Dec 21, 2016: Vladimir Putin says that the rift created by anti-Russian sanctions is affecting cooperation in the battle against terrorism, while Russia’s foreign ministry says that recently introduced US sanctions “will not be left without reply …;

Trump creates National Trade council to deal with trade pacts and US jobs, on RT, Dec 21, 2016: … the announcement on Wednesday called Navarro a “visionary economist” who will develop policies to shrink the US trade deficit, expand growth and stop the jobs from going overseas …;

Venezuelan Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Families in Landmark Ruling, on VenezelAnalysis, by Lucas Koerner, Dec 20, 2016;

Elite Takeovers of the Vertical City, on Verso Books, by Stephen Graham, Dec 7, 2016: Vertical housing has transmuted in a generation into a movement of the elites into super-expensive condo towers;
(see also – Book: Vertical, the City from Satellites to Bunkers, on Verso Books, by Stephen Graham, not dated, a revolutionary reimagining of the cities we live in, the air above us, and what goes on in the earth beneath our feet);

DIE USA, der Selbstmord einer Nation durch die Gier nach Macht und Geld – eine Bestandsaufnahme, 69.55 min, von MSO MindMap am 12. Nov 2016 (mein Kommentar: das ist kein Irrtum, sondern bewusster Wille – das Volk zahlt ja die Rechnung – Heidi);

Wie Krebs in Wochen geheilt werden kann, 3 Std 45 min, von Kulturstudio am 26. Juli 2015 … Dr. C bricht sein Schweigen;

The Most Dangerous Countries to Travel to, on Health Grove, by Emily von Hoffmann on August 10, 2016;

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