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Some questions set off by the conclusions of a study among doctors in Kerala Last month, a national daily published the results of a study conducted by the research cell of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Kerala, which seemed to suggest that doctors, who are supposed to be professionals helping people live longer, die young compared to members of the general public in Kerala. While the life expectancy of an Indian is 67.9 years, that of a Malayali (as a native of Kerala is called) is 74.9 years. According to the IMA study, the mean ‘age of death’ of a Malayali doctor is 61.75 years. Dr. Vinayan K.P., convener of the IMA’s research cell, says: “We were surprised by the figures as we expected doctors to live longer, as they know what is good for them”.