The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently released a consultation document outlining proposals for the New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Scheme (NZMCS)
Pre-operative anaemia is common before major surgery.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined by The International Continence Society as “the complaint of any involuntary loss of urine”.
Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in New Zealand with approximately 16,500 publicly funded cataract surgeries completed annually.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and debilitating chronic disease and one of the leading causes of disability in New Zealand and worldwide.
Mr K is a 67 year old Māori male who was a heavy smoker and presented with substantial weight loss (15kg in six months)
Similar to other countries, Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing a growing number of people living longer.
In New Zealand, there are close to 2,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) per year.
Tumours and their genomes are neither homogenous nor static; it is appreciated that they may change and evolve with time.
The use of mesh prostheses in pelvic surgery is under significant scrutiny.
Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease is an important issue in gastroenterology.
I refer to the recent article entitled “The value of frenotomy for ankyloglossia from a parental perspective” by S Illing
This condition is much more common than is generally supposed, and on that account I am bringing this case under your notice.
This meta-analysis involved reviewing information from 47 randomised controlled trials involving more than 9,000 patients.