Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis focuses on two global health problems of epidemic proportions – obesity and atrial fibrillation – and examines the link between them
PEARLS #705: Compared with placebo, how effective are treatments targeting interleukin‐5 (anti-IL‐5 or anti‐IL‐5 receptor alpha monoclonal antibodies) at reducing exacerbations and improving health‐related quality of life and lung function in adults and children with chronic asthma, and specifically in those with eosinophilic asthma refractory to existing treatments?
Obsessive–compulsive disorder is an often-debilitating anxiety disorder that disrupts relationships and carries higher risks of suicide and development of comorbid mental health conditions. This article outlines how early detection and treatment can be improved
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is encouraging patients to get the right advice before starting a course of COVID-19 antiviral medications
A controversial programme to allow people to get oral COVID-19 antivirals without a prescription starts today, just as the current Omicron wave is on the decline
A browser-based smartphone app designed to deliver therapy for people recovering from surgery and those with lung conditions involving overproduction of mucus could replace the more ‘traditional’ hand-held incentive spirometer device
Details of a hastily prepared programme to get oral COVID-19 antivirals to as many people as quickly as possible are still being finalised ahead of a Thursday start
Te Pātaka Whaioranga - Pharmac’s work behind the scenes and unique arrangements with suppliers means Aotearoa has been less affected by ongoing supply disruptions than other countries
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