Since the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act was passed last December, the clock has been ticking on the setting of rules for commercial medicinal cannabis production
Hawera GP Keith Blayney is done with “earning below the minimum wage” and “providing charity”, so he’s cutting financial ties to Taranaki DHB, changing his business model and charging what he is worth
I can often no longer tell the difference between distress and depression or anxiety, so avoid the big, heavy diagnostic labels, at least for the first few weeks, says professor of general practice and primary health care Bruce Arroll
A new series of Travel Medicine articles begins with a look at how to get off on the right foot when planning the delivery of travel medicine consultations and services in general practice
A complaint at the end of a professional career – even a minor complaint or one that is dismissed – can have an unduly significant effect on the doctor who receives it
MMR vaccination rates in the 1990s slumped in developed countries and took a long time to recover; many children growing up at that time are, today, still at risk of measles
Thirty outpatients with resolved depression who reported orgasm failure or delay during selective serotoninreuptake inhibitor treatment were instructed to discontinue their SSRI after the Thursday morning dose and to restart the SSRI (at their previous dosage) on Sunday at noon for four weekends.
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