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Medical Schools Stressing Importance of Wise Use of Antibiotics

By Lindsey Wright, IPB News | Published on in Health
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Antibiotics, commonly prescribed for bacterial infections, are often extremely effective. It’s easy to think they can only do good things, but as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Lindsey Wright reports overuse of these drugs has led to a big problem that people in the medical field are trying to combat.