Yep. The title is definitely clickbait – but it’s still somewhat true! Experts just found out that older doctors’ patients have higher mortality rates.
I don’t usually go to the doctor, except for my yearly physical and infrequent mammograms. If you’re a natural health buff, you know how wrong doctors can be. I mean – they even tell people with acne that they can eat whatever they want. They also encourage cancer patients to eat carbs and meat to keep their body healthy – my goodness.
But I mean, doctors are best at immediate medicine, I guess? And they really can use x-rays and other advanced tech to check you out for any developing diseases. So not going to a doctor at all can be bad. And if you need surgery or something physical like that, then it’s best to head to a doctor.
That said, it looks like the age of your doctor matters. Experts studied more than 700,000 elderly patients and the 19,000 doctors who attended to them. Here’s what they found:
- If the doctor is younger than 40, the patient is 10.8 percent likely to die within the first 30 days.
- If the doctor is between 40 and 49, the patient is 11.1 percent likely to die within the first 30 days.
- If the doctor is between 50 and 59, the patients is 11.3 percent likely to die within the first 30 days.
- If the doctor is over 60, the patient is 12.1 percent likely to die within the first 30 days.
The researchers concluded what you’re probably thinking – the older your doctor is, the higher the risk of you dying. But they stress that you shouldn’t arbitrarily think that young doctors are better than older doctors. They say further research is needed to figure out exactly which aspects of younger and older doctors make them better or worse.
They say that the underlying cause might be not keeping up with new medical advancements. New medical guidelines are only updated every half decade – or even a full decade. That means your doctor may be 10 years behind new medicine, and that’s probably where these 1 percent increases in mortality rates come from.
Of course, none of this research really bothers me. I mean, like I said, I really don’t rely on doctors. I feel bad for the mainstream public who rely fully on doctors for their health. Especially since they give wrong advice. Hopefully you’re advanced enough not to be using your doctor as your only source of health advice – that can only shorten your life. Doctors won’t tell you that meat is cancerous, or that eating more vegetables will make you feel better. They’ll just prescribe you meds for the long term, which will be expensive and tax your liver.
But if you’re picking a new doctor, I wouldn’t go for one who’s younger as your only criteria. I’d pick an older doctor if she’s got a stellar record compared to a younger doctor with no record and not that experienced.
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