Getting a heart check early can prevent heart attack and stroke in Indigenous Australians
- Written by Ellie Paige, Research Fellow, Australian National University
Only around half of at-risk Indigenous Australians are taking preventative medication for heart disease. from www.shutterstock.com
Most heart attacks and strokes can be prevented with appropriate treatment. Yet heart disease, including heart attacks, causes 13% of deaths among Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is a...
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