- Prescribing widespread antibiotics to children under age 5 in Niger reduced mortality among infants, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine | The trial — a follow up on work from 2018 — saw a 17 percent drop in infant mortality during the study period https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibiotic-sub-saharan-africa-save-life 62 comments science
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