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We Are Losing Antibiotics—And We Can’t Afford To

We Are Losing Antibiotics—And We Can’t Afford To
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, writes Drew Ferguson. Shutterstock
Drew Ferguson
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Local health care systems across the country are at risk of no longer working as we once knew them. The problem is doctors and nurses are running out of antibiotics to treat their patients—and the costs of inaction threaten the health and financial well-being of every American.

Drew Ferguson
Drew Ferguson
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Congressman Drew Ferguson represents the Third Congressional District of Georgia and serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and the House Budget Committee. On the House Ways and Means Committee, he serves as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security, and is a member of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures—also referred to as the Subcommittee on Tax. On the House Budget Committee, he serves on the Health Care Task Force.