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For many weeks, residents of care homes had limited interaction with loved ones and the outside world due to COVID-19. This article reviews the activities that provided older people with meaning and purpose during this time, and suggests how to move forward
Ngaire Kerse and Orquidea Tamayo Mortera
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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
