Antibiotic-Resistant Germs Cause 23,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year

It’s one of health care’s most pressing problems, killing tens of thousands a year. What’s your hospital doing to make sure that it's properly prescribing antibiotics and curbing such misuse?

The growing threat of antibiotic resistance by dangerous strains of bacteria has been a concern of providers and regulators in recent years.

A new presidential action plan for battling antibiotic-resistant bacteria could lead to changes at hospitals.