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This isn't scientific disagreement. It's either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” writes infectious disease physician Jake Scott.

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When misuse and overuse of medicines is making infections difficult or impossible to treat, then are not we all at risk?

President Donald Trump named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the ...