Our next two Educate Long Read podcasts focus on occupational health and the negative effects vibration can have on the body – first, hand–arm vibration; then, whole-body vibration
We are writing to escalate our concerns regarding the absence of mission-critical aeromedical aspects of the Kapua IT project underway at CAA, and specifically the selection and implementation of the EMPIC Medical Module. In its planned form, it does not deliver a safe, efficient and ICAO compliant aeromedical system
Occupational health expert David McBride looks at the issue of low back pain associated with occupations that expose people to high levels of whole-body vibration
Clinical psychologist Richie Poulton CNZM, who joined the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study in 1995 and became its director in 2000, died on 29 September
Clinical psychologist Richie Poulton CNZM, who joined the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study in 1995 and became its director in 2000, died on 29 September
A Cuban chemical research scientist on a recent whistlestop tour of New Zealand has shared the experience of her country’s biotech industry and COVID-19 vaccine development
Health and safety standards in many of the country’s pathology laboratories are not up to par according to the APEX union, which is calling on WorkSafe to investigate its concerns about the sector
Occupational health expert David McBride looks at the situation in which people experience various non-specific symptoms that appear linked to time spent in a building
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