Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of illness and death among Australian women, yet differences in presentation, diagnosis and treatment can mean women do not always receive the same care as men.

Nitroglycerin has had an eventful career. Best known today as a treatment for angina, it had made a name for itself in the explosives industry.

Australia already has many of the tools to reverse antimicrobial resistance, but current efforts are not enough. Doing so will require action on everything from antibiotic development to stewardship and prescribing.

It’s hard to imagine a doctor deliberately pouring turpentine into an open wound. These days, it’s more likely to be found in a hardware shop than a hospital. But oil of turpentine, distilled from pine resin, was once a common medical treatment.

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