With high rates of teenage pregnancy in New Zealand, GP Cathy Stephenson encourages you to embrace any opportunity to discuss safe sex and contraception with your young patients. In this article, she highlights the pros and cons of long-acting reversible contraception
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) welcomes the release of the ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey, and the finding that daily smoking among Year 10 students now stands at just 1.3%, down from 2% two years ago
Human papillomavirus vaccinations have dropped as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the school-based immunisationprogramme. Here are some ways you can help ensure children and young people don’t miss out
Every younger generation has their own set of opportunities and challenges, but mental health issues in young people are on the rise in New Zealand. This article outlines the role of primary care in supporting rangatahi as they take on the world
GP Cathy Stephenson provides suggestions for working successfully with transgender and non-binary young people, to ensure you don’t add to the barriers they face
To kick off this new series of articles on working with young people in primary care, GP Cathy Stephenson takes you through some basic principles to keep in mind, many of which are applicable to other age groups as well
Over the last few decades, there has been a trend towards children specialising in sport at an earlier age, fuelled by the belief that this is required to achieve elite levels. Concerns about this approach include an increased risk of overuse injury, and dropout due to physical or psychological burnout, says sports physician Steve Targett
Over the last few decades, there has been a trend towards children specialising in sport at an earlier age, fuelled by the belief that this is required to achieve elite levels. Concerns about this approach include an increased risk of overuse injury, and dropout due to physical or psychological burnout, says sports physician Steve Targett
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