A longitudinal study of the treatment offered to 45,000 south Auckland diabetes patients is well-intentioned while fundamentally flawed, says Pacific health researcher
A 24-year longitudinal study of 45,000 south Auckland patients estimates there are almost 19,000 extra deaths annually among Māori with type 2 diabetes
A parent who took the University of Otago to court over its medical school selection process believes it created “good, robust” debate about the lack of transparency for prospective students
New Zealand’s self-imposed isolation means this is the perfect time to plug the country’s measles immunity gap, but COVID-19 is hogging all the attention, says GP and director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre Nikki Turner
The lead author of a study revealing persistent and “frightful” pay and leadership inequities for Maōri and Pacific employees, particularly at DHBs, vows to keep the pressure on
“What are you going to do about the Māori smokers who are bringing this on themselves?” It was this loaded question that clearly lay behind commentary provided to researchers on a paper they submitted to the New Zealand Medical Journal
Medicine and service were in Joe Williams’ DNA, so much so that, despite being well into the COVID danger zone at age 85, he went back to work as a GP after New Zealand’s first lockdown
“What are you going to do about the Māori smokers who are bringing this on themselves?” It was this loaded question that clearly lay behind commentary provided to researchers on a paper they submitted to the New Zealand Medical Journal
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