Healthcare workers are likely to claim compensation from ACC for long COVID at a rate that eventually matches that of head injury claims, says occupational medicine expert David McBride
Influenza is circulating nationwide but it is still too early to predict the pattern or likely severity of the disease this season, says Wellington GP and Immunisation Advisory Centre director Nikki Turner
The COVID-19 threat level is getting higher by the day just as the Government strips away protections and winter chills worsen, says Auckland-based specialist GP Sandhya Ramanathan
RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty worries the uncertainties around long COVID will lead to general practice being overrun with anxious patients who think they have the condition
This article looks at common COVID-19 vaccination errors and their contributing factors, then provides advice to help avoid such errors based around the ‘seven rights of vaccine administration’
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