Clinical editor Amy van der Loo provides a summary of COVID-related articles published in the Practice section of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa over the last year. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant page
Holidays plans were quickly scuppered for Christchurch GP Pippa Mackay who found herself back in scrubs last Wednesday morning rather than packing her ski gear
There are 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community to confirm today. This brings the total number of cases in the community outbreak to 210
Auckland’s second drive-through vaccination centre at Trusts Arena in west Auckland has been launched today as the COVID-19 vaccine programme continues to ramp up to help vaccinate more people during Alert level 4
Thousands of Kiwis with long-term health conditions remain COVID-19 vaccine hesitant and over a quarter (29%) had not been offered a vaccine - according to new research
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today echoed the calls from the Mayor of Auckland, the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, the National Māori Pandemic Group, that unvaccinated Māori and Pasifika must be prioritised to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination
People who are keeping Taranaki running during the Alert Level 4 lockdown are getting the opportunity to receive their COVID-19 vaccination at pop-up essential worker clinics this weekend
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