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
Target practice
Wednesday 26 February 2025, 05:30 AM

Health minister Simeon Brown has his eyes set on the Government’s targets, but he hasn’t committed to creating a new one for GP wait times [Image: Ricardo Arce on Unsplash]
The revolving door of leaders in the health system and the continual push to cut the budget, makes editor Barbara Fountain question how targets can possibly be met without showing some love for general practice
The irony is, if the Government did follow the evidence and invested in primary care, then it would have a better chance of truly meeting those target