Children born to mothers who took fish oil in their pregnancies have been shown to have faster problem-solving skills and better attention focus at age 10, according to findings from an EU funded study
Last year, cilazapril with hydrochlorothiazide was discontinued, and now cilazapril alone is no longer funded for new patients. Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis discusses what to do when patients with hypertension run out of their supply of these medications
There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is one new case and one historical case to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday.
Today Rebecca Toms, a Christchurch mother of an eating disorder survivor, presented a petition to parliament urging the Government to provide ‘Urgent expert care and subsidy assistance for young people with eating disorders’
A simple procedure, taking six minutes on average, and performed at the same time as other heart surgery, reduces the risk of stroke by about one third in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation, according to results of the recently published ‘Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Study III’ (LAAOS III)
Reports into the in-facility transmission of COVID-19 at the Grand Millennium and Grand Mercure managed isolation facilities in Auckland earlier this year have been released today
Today Rebecca Toms, a Christchurch mother of an eating disorder survivor, presented a petition to parliament urging the Government to provide ‘Urgent expert care and subsidy assistance for young people with eating disorders’
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Media release from Eating Disorders Association of NZ
The Ministry of Health has completed a data reconciliation signalled yesterday and is this morning providing an update on testing of arrivals from Melbourne
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