Female Surgeons Get Better Results Than Male Counterparts. Really!

A nice example of lies, damned lies, and statistics! 

And then there are journalists, who mislead the readers like in this case! Plus, this female journalist repeats worn out cliches like women are better listeners.

Surprisingly, of all surgeons in the U.S. about 49% are female.

E.g. could it just be that male surgeons still perform more dangerous surgeries than female surgeons? Or that females are not as present in some branches of surgery as males?

"12.5% The frequency with which patients treated by female surgeons had postoperative complications within 90 days of surgery, compared with about 14% for male surgeons, new research found. An author of the study chalked up the gap to differences in how female surgeons listen to patients and choose appropriate care, not technical skill."

Female Surgeons Get Better Results Than Male Counterparts Patients treated by female surgeons were less likely to experience adverse complications, studies find