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• Even with statins, high triglycerides may increase risk of second stroke

  16-03-2022 22:33
  Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain. A new study suggests that people who have this type of stroke who also have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in their blood may have a higher risk of having another stroke or other cardiovascular problems one year later, compared to people who had a stroke but have lower triglyceride levels. The study found an association even when peo
  
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• ‘Lot of show and not a lot of go’: aged care workers struggling to get Morrison government’s $800 bonus

  16-03-2022 17:30
  
  Cash-strapped industry is being asked to initially fund the scheme, with no guarantee of reimbursement from an ‘overly bureaucratic and slow process’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingAged care workers are struggling to obtain the government’s promised $800 bonus which the cash-strapped sector is being asked to pay to staff before their funding applications are approved by government.In January, the government announced it would give 265,000 aged care staff a
  
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