Dora is 83 years old, and you have noticed that she has become increasingly frail since transferring to your practice 12 months ago, with 4kg of unintentional weight loss over the last six months and more reliance on her walker
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ recently released their eagerly awaited new guidelines on both childhood and adult asthma management (available at nzrespiratoryguidelines.co.nz), with an excellent article by Helen Cant in New Zealand Doctor (Clinical Update, 12 August) giving a clear synopsis of the recommendations
Coming, as I do, from Northern Ireland, and going to medical school in Belfast during the early 1970s, life was not exactly normal, but we normalised it
Up to $40 million is being invested by the Government for the 2020 measles immunisation campaign to improve measles immunity among 15 to 30-year-olds, with a particular focus on Māori and Pacific peoples
A referral comes through to the sexual health clinic from a local GP. Jan, a 36-year-old woman, is struggling with refractory/recurrent bacterial vaginosis. She has been with the practice for the last 12 months, having moved from the South Island, and has almost continuous odorous discharge
Once upon a time, like the mail, a GP’s referral always got through. Time changes all, and feelings of rejection are now commonplace in general practice, thanks to triaging
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