Younger doctors more likely to prescribe meds

"Younger doctors are more likely to prescribe potentially lifesaving medications to people who have recently suffered heart attacks than their more experienced peers, a study by Canadian researchers has found. The findings are being published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Researchers conducted a detailed examination of heart-attack patients aged 65 and older in Ontario who were released from hospital in 2005 and 2006, taking the individual's hospital, physician and community into account. They determined that patients who saw doctors with 29 years or more of experience were less likely to be prescribed potentially life-saving medications than those who saw doctors with less than 14 years of experience." - Globe and Mail