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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 have selected articles from our 2020 news and clinical archives, The Conversation and other publications with which we share content. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading.
From Barbara Fountain: "Back in mid-December, casting about for an article to publish on Christmas Day, I was looking for happiness. But COVID case numbers were growing in Sydney and London had gone to tier four in response to a more infectious strain of COVID 19. What would the landscape look like a week later? I settled on this article from The Conversation written back in 2018 because, there's always time for a "Christmas" movie after the festivities are over, and with the multitude of streaming services available, it should be possible to track down some of the oldies. Despite what might be happening elsewhere, here's hoping, if all else fails, you can curl up in front of a movie, happiness filled
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
