FOR SUBSCRIBERS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

When I delivered my first born, we both had low-grade fevers. We had no idea until a couple hours later when a nurse whisked her off to the neonatal intensive care unit. 

Our fevers, combined with my water breaking more than 12 hours before delivery, put her at risk of infection.  Neonatal intensive care was protocol, we were told. But they promised no antibiotics until tests confirmed their suspicions.

By the time I got to her bedside, her head had an intravenous needle in it delivering antibiotics. Days later, we took home a very colicky baby—who never had a bacterial infection after all.

Such is the tale of antibiotics. They work miracles when they’re the right answer. For millions every year, they’re the wrong answer, and we’re discovering there can be adverse effects—many beginning in your gut—and even grave consequences. Understanding why can empower you to have better conversations with your doctor.

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The Growing Threat Doctors and Patients Are Creating

The statistics on antibiotic use are jarring. Five prescriptions are written each year for every six people in the United States. One-third of those antibiotics not needed at all.

By Amy Denney

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Antibiotics are a well-known cause of antibiotic resistance, but they aren’t the only common drug that’s contributing to this global crisis, as demonstrated in a recent University of Queensland (UQ) study. 

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Penicillin Allergies Overestimated, Causing Treatment Issues: New Study May Have a Solution 

Penicillin allergies are perhaps among the most commonly self-diagnosed affliction in medicine. While 10 percent of Americans report an allergy to the antibiotic, the vast majority are likely misinformed. 

By George Citroner

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