Issue Summary
Counties Manukau Health Research Week 2019
Body composition of New Zealand-born term babies differs by sex and ethnicity
What influences clinicians to choose wisely?
Routine pre-operative testing before elective surgery is common.
The strong case for government funding of a polypill for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in New Zealand
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the major causes of mortality, morbidity and inequities globally.
Cardiac disease in pregnancy and the multidisciplinary team: the Wellington experience
Cardiac disease is becoming increasingly recognised in pregnancy,1 and is the highest cause of maternal death in Australia contributing to 14.3% of maternal mortality.
Factors influencing protective equipment use by mountain bikers: Implications for injury prevention
Injury prevention is a topic of growing interest due to the potential to both reduce morbidity and reduce treatment costs.
(RETRACTED) Are over-the-counter fish oil supplements safe, effective and accurate with labelling? Analysis of 10 New Zealand fish oil supplements
Response to Graham Sharpe re: 'The value of frenotomy for ankyloglossia from a parental perspective'
In response to the letter you have received from Dr Graham Sharpe
Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children
Phenytoin is the current standard of care for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus after failure of first-line benzodiazepines
Incidence of stroke and traumatic brain injury in New Zealand: contrasting the BIONIC and ARCOS-IV studies
Acquired brain injuries are any injury to the brain occurring after birth
Letter to the Editor: 'The value of frenotomy for ankyloglossia from a parental perspective'
Re The value of frenotomy for ankyloglossia from a parental perspective.
The 'H-Bug' epidemic: lessons from antibiotic-resistant staphylococcal outbreaks in New Zealand hospitals from 1955 1963
When first introduced in the early 1940s, antibiotics proved so effective they quickly instilled general confidence in a ‘once-and-for-all solution’ for infectious diseases.
A rare provocation: a case of extensive pulmonary embolism in a man with previously undiagnosed Klinefelter Syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is an underdiagnosed aneuploidy characterised by an additional X chromosome and hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism.
New Zealand's big psychotherapy programme requires evaluation
New Zealand is following the UK and Australia by developing a national psychotherapy programme
The Housing Problem
The British Medical Association is not a political body, but must look to politicians for public health legislation.
