Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future ...

Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them support and mentorship. Women now comprise more than ...

After adding follow-up years, increased sample sizes and examining multiple surgical procedures, new research shows bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer ...

Sex discordance isn’t an explanation for gender disparities in outcomes after cardiac surgery, new data suggest. For men, ...

Surgery to change the appearance of your body is a common choice for all kinds of people. There are many reasons that people might want to alter their appearance. For transgender or gender ...