Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness
Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 5 – Settling in
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Reporter’s Diary
Mr Brown’s Diary: Week 5 – Settling in
Friday 28 February 2025, 04:09 PM

It has been a quieter week than usual for new health minister Simeon Brown, with controversy shifting to one of his associate ministers and the ACC portfolio [Image: Supplied, Canva composite]
New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa continues to seek an interview with health minister Simeon Brown so we can ask him about his plan for primary care, his mentors and other things. The response remains silent. While we wait for the phone to ring, here’s what we have found about Mr Brown’s week
“It’s haere mai to a very long, very tall boat”
With the House not sitting and all the resignations happening at arm’s length for once, week five