Realising the limits to what one can do

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Realising the limits to what one can do

27 September 2023

Greg Judkins

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 12:00 AM

Sand and ocean CR Sasha Stories on Unsplash

The sea washes in and claims sand; it’s not possible to hold back the forces of nature [Image: Sasha Stories on Unsplash]

Greg Judkins discusses a short poem written by a poet and cancer patient, and the parallels that can be drawn from her reflections

The sand she holds onto seems to represent time trickling through her fingers This poem is from New Zealand poet Sarah Broom’s second collection,

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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

Wednesday 29 January 2025, 12:45 AM