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
Yoko Ono’s prophetic view of self-care
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Yoko Ono’s prophetic view of self-care
Tuesday 3 May 2022, 09:42 AM

Yoko Ono and John Lennon at John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971 – their marriage often eclipsed Ono’s work [Image: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain]
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Brigid Cohen looks at artist Yoko Ono’s regenerative rituals – and how art therapy has become a focus during the current pandemic
Ono’s ideas are often far out and witty; yet the relevance of her ethos of art…is serious
Light a match and watch till it goes out. Go to the mid
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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