Shining a light on doomsday shows: Post-apocalyptic themes revolve around human interaction

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Shining a light on doomsday shows: Post-apocalyptic themes revolve around human interaction

Nat Dolan

Wednesday 1 March 2023, 03:20 PM

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A disastrous pandemic leads to a perilous journey in search of a cure in The Last of Us [Image: Connor McSheffrey on Unsplash]

End-of-the-world scenarios are often just the starting point for character growth and story development, as Nat Dolan writes

In June 2013, Sony Computer Entertainment published a video game developed by a studio called Naughty Dog. After its release, the game received both c, WWI German Soldiers CR The New York Public Library on Unsplash, A 2022 screen adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a nominee for best picture [Image: The New York Public Library]

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For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 12:50 AM