Comorbidities - a podcast by BMJ Group

According to NICE, two thirds of people aged 65 or over have more than one medical condition, and 47% have three or more.

Martin Cowie, Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London, discusses how comorbidities are a big problem for the health service, and how they should be approached.For more on BMJ Best Practice's Comorbidities Tool, see bestpractice.bmj.com/info/comorbidities

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