Professor Bruce Arroll urges you to consider whether you should make mental health diagnoses in primary care, remembering that diagnoses should be of more benefit than harm to patients
When I interviewed Wellington practice owner Alby Mitikulena about his New Year’s honour this January, he recalled the demise of a 1990s’ centre of public health expertise
GPs back at NZMA helm, new blood on GP Council; Drug combo shows early promise against cancer; Reducing sugar could cut child obesity and healthcare costs; MenW still circulating in Northland; Nurse brings extensive experience to new role
The second inquiry into the death from meningococcal disease of Auckland medical student Zachary Gravatt has made several recommendations and rejected an explanation given by one of the event’s major players
Primary care leader John Macaskill-Smith says there has been a shocking deterioration in health sector leadership, and he’s calling for a grass-roots resurgence to replace the failed schemes of bureaucrats
Much is riding on the success of the first rural training hub proposed by the health minister, says Rural General Practice Network chief executive Dalton Kelly
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