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Coroner to look at 'cluster' of baby deaths

22nd October 2020
The deaths of four babies at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital will be referred to the state coroner for possible…
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Babies' deaths follow doctors' warning

21st October 2020
A review is under way into the deaths of four babies within a month at an Adelaide hospital amid concerns a lack of cardiac…
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Govt 'fixes' MBS restrictions on GPs ordering CT angiograms

20th October 2020
GPs will once again be able to request CT angiograms for suspected pulmonary embolism without another specialist’s approval…
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Hitting targets for low BP in the elderly linked to cognitive decline

19th October 2020
Antihypertensive treatment to achieve guideline-recommended targets in the elderly might hasten the rate of cognitive…
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Early lipid lowering critical in secondary prevention: study

26th October 2020

More evidence for PCSK9 inhibitors in secondary prevention, says cardiologist
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Specialist Updates Cardiology

Levothyroxine linked with raised AF risk: study

14th October 2020
Older people taking levothyroxine at a dose of more than 0.075mg daily might be at increased risk of developing atrial…
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Specialist Updates Cardiology

Combination therapy 'reduces risk of vascular events' in PAD

14th October 2020
High-risk patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) of the legs are less likely to experience major vascular…
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CVD differences between sexes disappear post-MI

9th October 2020
The well-known differences between the sexes for cardiovascular disease, where women have less risk and a lower death rate,…
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