GPs often worry there are risks in treating patients to achieve a low level of “bad” cholesterol – but they can be reassured, says senior endocrinologist Richard O’Brien
“Tummy trouble” in patients with psychological symptoms deserves to be taken seriously, as their mental distress may, in part, be caused by undiagnosed physical disease
Without public donations, the medical centre treating homeless people at the Auckland City Mission “would go broke within a week” says mission chief executive Chris Farrelly
Many New Zealanders aren’t reporting dog attacks because they don’t want to dob in family or friends, Auckland DHB emergency registrar Natasha Duncan-Sutherland says
Transcranial magnetic stimulation – it sounds, and looks, like something from the realms of science fiction, but two Auckland psychiatrists believe it could provide new hope for patients with treatment-resistant depression
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