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Doctors are positioned as the key players in assisting people to fulfil their wish to die, under the End of Life Choice Bill sponsored by ACT MP David Seymour and likely to be debated in Parliament this year
The end of the Government’s multimillion-dollar rheumatic fever prevention programme will soon bring a major Alliance Health Plus contract to an end, but the PHO wants to do more.
Infrequent episodes over many years now trouble this patient on several days a week. Auckland cardiologist Chris Ellis looks at the ECG, the possible causes and the significance of the man’s spells of feeling light-headed and tight in the chest
The image of a vibrant, energetic “old self” allows this patient to turn around his lifestyle and avoid diabetes. As this GP finds, the carrot-and-stick approach needs careful application, both for individual patients and practice-based outcomes
Hepatitis B has the potential to be eradicated in New Zealand, and the Immunisation Handbook 2017 updates health professionals on the latest tools to help reach this goal
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