Elderly patients are more likely to die if their doctor is over 60 because their knowledge is likely to be ‘outdated’

Elderly patients are more likely to die if they are looked after by an older doctor, research suggests.

Scientists found that pensioners seen by a doctor over 60 had a higher chance of dying within the next 30 days than if they were treated by a doctor under 40.

The Harvard University researchers worked out that if 77 patients were seen by an older doctor there would be one extra death than if they were all treated by a younger doctor.

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