More women are enrolling into higher-paid physician specialty fields, especially surgery, but they still have a way to go before reaching parity with their male counterparts, an analysis found. Among ...

While women remain underrepresented in the field of orthopedic surgery as a whole, many are leading advances in clinical care, research and academic leadership Editor’s note: This is not a list of top ...

When operating on the heart, surgeons may find another issue in the patient. Depending on what they see, the surgical team may address on the secondary condition during the same operation. These are ...

Women over the age of 65 who require complex heart surgery are more likely than men to receive care at low quality hospitals - where they also die in greater numbers following the procedure, a ...

When she was an undergraduate, internist Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, remembers having second thoughts about going into nursing as originally planned. She spoke with a college counselor about her ...

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is like a pacemaker for the brain—and can hugely improve symptoms. Here is everything you need to know.

Menopause before the age of 45 (known as early menopause) is associated with an increased risk of an array of serious diseases, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. A new study suggests ...

Despite having no greater chance of developing problems after high risk cardiovascular surgery, women are more likely than men to die from postoperative complications, a new study suggests. The ...

FORT WORTH — Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth has welcomed its first class of general surgery residents and they're already making history. According to a spokesperson for ...