Antibiotic shortages are making common infections harder to treat, pushing doctors to use toxic last-resort drugs and fueling deadly resistance. Global supply chains are breaking down, and without urgent action, treatable infections could become fatal again.
Author: Dexter Whitford
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Many common medications can trigger anxiety symptoms like panic attacks, racing heart, and jitteriness. Learn which drugs cause it, how to tell if it's the medicine, and what to do next.
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