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Measles Mayhem

23 October 2019

Alan

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Zahra Shahtahmasebi

Wednesday 23 October 2019, 03:30 AM

Declaring New Zealand measles-free in October 2017 now seems the height of optimism. We knew we had large gaps in vaccination rates, and an outbreak was only ever one incoming flight away – as was confirmed when a sick man arrived at Auckland International Airport in February last year

Declaring New Zealand measles-free in October 2017 now seems the height of optimism. We knew we had large gaps in vaccination rates, and an outbreak w

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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

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