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The Pervasive Problem of Overuse of Antibiotics
There is this pervasive problem of overuse. And I'm wondering if the incentives are misaligned here between the individual and society. Is it conceivable that you're actually being prudent for yourself but conceivably becoming a problem for society and how you're using these drugs? Well, I'm a medical school professor at Cornell. The question caught me off guard at first, but there's an argument to be made that in the same way that we brought this on ourselves.