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In a study that goes against common sense, patients are becoming worse off under the care of experienced doctors than when newcomers to medicine looked after them, Reuters reports.

According to findings in the American Journal of Medicine, patients whose doctors had practiced for at least 20 years stayed longer in the hospital and were more likely to die compared to those whose doctors got their medical license in the past five years.

The results highlight "issues that we have as a medical profession in keeping up to date" with the latest medical knowledge, said Dr. Niteesh Choudhry of Harvard Medical School.

Most of the older doctors in the current study are presently exempt from having to take recertification tests. Dr. Steven Weinberger, CEO of the American College of Physicians said, "It is important for physicians to stay as current as possible."

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医生不兴“姜是老的辣”

       路透社消息，一项挑战常理的研究发现，老医生治疗的住院病人，竟然比入行不久的新医生所治疗的病人，更难看到好转迹象。

       发表在《美国医学杂志》的研究成果显示，与取得医师资格证不到五年的医生相比，拥有20年以上临床经验的医生所照料的病人，住院时间更长，更容易死亡。

       美国哈佛医学院的尼特森·乔杜里博士称，这项结果凸显了我们医生界存在的问题，那就是如何与时俱进，掌握最新医疗知识。

       调查发现，时下许多老医生都不再参加换发医师资格证的考试。美国医师协会首席执行官史蒂文·温伯格博士说：“医生要尽可能更新知识体系，这点至关重要。”

(China.org.cn July 19, 2011)