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Sports physician Chris Milne outlines the commonly seen musculoskeletal complications of diabetes, along with advice on how to manage them
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Photo: Servy A, Clérici T, Malines C, et al. Eosinophilic fasciitis: a rare skin sclerosis. Patholog Res Int 2010;2011:716935. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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
