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  • False penicillin allergies fuel superbugs—and doctors are fighting back

    It’s a common enough question in any doctor’s office: "Do you have any drug allergies? Penicillin maybe?" Up to 15 percent of patients in the US will say they’re allergic to penicillin. That's tens of millions of people. But studies have shown that when those patients are challenged with tests, more than 95 percent turn out to be dead wrong.