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
GP Cathy Stephenson runs through the realistic expectations you should have regarding the use of recreational drugs by young people, then provides advice for minimising the harm associated with this risky behaviour
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of self-harm among young people and demand for specialist services have increased. This article reviews how you can address self-harm in primary care
Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses the case of a colleague who, like many, is feeling the strain of COVID-19 – as a front-line healthcare worker, he will regularly meet COVID-positive patients, yet he is one of those least protected by the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
PEARLS #690: What are the effects of phototherapy regimens (eg, narrowband ultraviolet B, broadband UVB, psoralen plus UVA, UVA1) for people with atopic eczema?
Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whare) has been appointed dean and head of campus at the University of Otago, Christchurch. The former director of the Māori Indigenous Health Institute, and associate dean Māori at the campus, Professor Pitama is the first Māori female dean of any Otago Medical School campus
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