Why it's likely safe for doctors to prescribe fewer antibiotics for sore throats, ear infections

Monday, July 4, 2016 - 18:31 in Health & Medicine

When family doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics for coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections, it isn't linked to an increase in the most serious bacterial complications, such as bacterial meningitis, U.K. researchers have found.

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