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Gastroenterologist Alan Fraser says there has been exceptional progress with the diagnostic and treatment tools required to eliminate hepatitis C, but the strategies that utilise them are simply not good enough
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Howell J, Pedrana A, Cowie BC, et al. Aiming for the elimination of viral hepatitis in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands and Territories: Where are we now and barriers to meeting World Health Organization targets by 2030. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019;34(1):40–48.
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
