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We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 18 January. In the meantime, please enjoy our Summer Hiatus series, in which our journalists curate an eclectic mix from our news and clinical archives throughout the year, The Conversation and other publications we share content with. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading
From Zahra Shahtahmasebi: "Access to contraception in New Zealand is poor and inequitable - it is seen as a privilege not a right, says south Auckland GP Orna McGinn. Listen to this podcasts and hear Dr McGinn outline the current issues that face and prevent New Zealanders from getting timely and equitable access to contraception."
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
