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Antibiotic Apocalypse

Dr. George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Ashok Philip, President, Malaysian Medical Association

04-Sep-15 16:00

Antibiotic Apocalypse

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Professor Mark Baker said 10 million antibiotic prescriptions a year in England were inappropriate. There is universal consensus that the very basis of modern medicine is under threat due to rising numbers of infections that are resistant to drugs. Dr. George Lee returns to discuss this piece of news alongside Dr. Ashok Philip.


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