Reduction in smoking rates and steady, high rates of social engagement were associated with reaching the age of 100 free of common chronic diseases, a study finds
Nurse leader and academic Frances Hughes says accounts from COVID-beleaguered aged residential care workers were reminiscent of the “powerlessness” of survivors of the 11 September, 2001 attacks, in the US
Spike Milligan’s poem masterfully avoids rhyming diseases with sneezes. Would that we were able to masterfully avoid a few sneezes leading to the question, “Doctor, do I need a COVID-19 swab?”
This article shares some stories from the coalface and acknowledges the great work of health professionals who continued to immunise during the strangest of times
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) supports the Cancer Society in their call for urgency to push the Government’s Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill through prior to the 2020 General Election
The Public Service Association welcomes the release of a government review heralding increased resources and personnel, and improved coordination between agencies in the pandemic response
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