A new Intermountain Health study is revealing some troubling findings on over-prescribed antibiotics and their side effects.
Katija Stjepovic caught up with a researcher on why some antibiotic prescriptions are sending patients back to the doctor's office.
"There a lot of people that come in especially for conditions with respiratory infections, that don't need any antibiotics all," Dr. Carmichael Harris, assistant professor for research in clinical investigations at Intermountain Health, said.
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