This province continues to have the highest rates of antibiotic prescriptions in the country. An infectious disease specialist at MUN tells us why we should even be concerned, and what's been done to remedy the situation
b"Recent stats show Newfoundland and Labrador writes the most prescriptions of any province. Six years ago, Dr. Peter Daley, an infectious disease specialist at MUN, sounded the alarm about it. He said if something wasn't done to reduce the number of prescriptions, there would be disastrous consequences.\\nThis week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, and Dr. Daley gave us an update on what's been done since his warning."