‘They didn’t question it’: Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics

‘They didn’t question it’: Why doctors prescribe too many antibiotics

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Complex social characteristics might describe why physicians in some cases recommend prescription antibiotics when they’re not required.

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Nicoletta Lanese is the health channel editor at Live Science and was formerly a news editor and personnel author at the website. She is a recipient of the 2026 AHCJ International Health Study Fellowship, with a task concentrated on antibiotic stewardship practices in Japan and the U.S. They hold a graduate certificate in science interaction from UC Santa Cruz and degrees in neuroscience and dance from the University of Florida. Beyond Live Science, Lanese’s work has actually appeared in The Scientist, Science News, the Mercury News, Mongabay and Stanford Medicine Magazine, to name a few outlets. Based in NYC, she likewise stays involved in dance and carries out in regional choreographers’ work.

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