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Sports physician Chris Milne highlights the many flow-on effects of COVID-19 and provides advice on reintegrating athletes into sport after infection
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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
