PEARLS #741: Are integrated mobile health smartphone applications safe and effective for improving health behaviours in adolescents and adults who are overweight or obese?
Dietitian Leigh O’Brien explains how, with proper planning and awareness of nutritional considerations, individuals can thrive on a plant-based diet while enjoying the associated health benefits
Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse looks at the contribution of hobbies to older people’s wellbeing, with a reminder to make time for hobbies before work life ends
Occupational therapist/kaiwhakaora ngangahau Ryan B Osal explains how both you and your patients can benefit from including occupational therapy clinicians in general practice
Dietitian Leigh O’Brien discusses the risk factors associated with development of diverticular disease and how to reduce complications of acute and symptomatic disease
Traditional harvesting sites, or mahinga kai, continue to be used throughout New Zealand, but new research shows wild foods concentrate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and could put people at risk
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management