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May is Ehlers–Danlos syndrome awareness month, a time to raise awareness for the one in 5000 individuals worldwide who have this condition. As such, dietitian Leigh O’Brien looks at nutritional considerations for those with EDS
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Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
