COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing have made big musical events a rarity, so arriving at Auckland’s Eden Park to watch Six60 on a Saturday night with 50,000 other people was an amazing, if not surreal, experience
General practice can have influence on the comprehensive health system reforms announced by health minister Andrew Little, says RNZCGP medical director and Porirua GP Bryan Betty
The absorption of medicines for iron deficiency anaemia and hypothyroidism is affected by long-term proton-pump inhibitor use. This case study describes these interactions and the effect the prescribing cascade can have on thyroid function
Don’t wait for someone else to address inequities in health, start doing what you can in your own backyard, says clinical researcher and Auckland GP Matire Harwood
This article urges primary care practitioners to consider whether patients with highprevalence mental disorders who do not respond to the usual treatment may have a comorbid neurodevelopmental disorder
Overwhelmed and honoured to receive the Peter Snow Memo¬rial Award, Kerikeri GP Gra¬hame Jelley had to cut his acceptance speech short to avoid becoming a “blubbering mess”
Using a radius-to-ulna approach, sports physician Chris Milne outlines a few of the wrist injuries you should be aware of, and how to diagnose and manage them
Pandemic or no pandemic, running a general practice is increasingly complex, and responsibility for administration, finances, technology and people, lands with the practice manager
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