Non-Communicable Diseases

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Health & Medicine

Staying active in lockdown can make for a better normal

Melburnians need to stay active in lockdown given the risk of non-communicable diseases like heart disease and diabetes – so maybe take a virtual work meeting out on your walk

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Health & Medicine

China’s chronic health burden revealed

An international study has helped to quantify China’s multiple chronic disease burden as COVID-19 places even more pressure on the country’s health system

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Health & Medicine

Are we getting the treatment of chronic diseases wrong?

With nearly half of all adults in some countries experiencing more than one chronic disease, some people simply can’t afford the treatment or drugs they need

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