The 5th New Zealand Influenza Symposium took a focus on both the uptake of the influenza vaccine and long-term consequences of influenza.
The influenza epidemic from 1918–1919 caused an estimated 9,000 deaths among New Zealanders, and disproportionately affected Māori.
“You’re Going to Need a Bigger Garage” reads an advertisement for the 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor in New Zealand Autocar magazine
The urachus is an extra-peritoneal structure joining the bladder and the umbilicus; it lies between the transverse fascia and parietal peritoneum.
The influenza pandemic that caused an estimated 9,000 deaths in late 1918 in New Zealand is generally well documented.
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are an important cause of disability worldwide1 and are becoming increasingly prevalent
Stroke is the third most common cause of death worldwide and the most common cause of long-term adult disability in high-income countries
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic health conditions both in New Zealand and worldwide
Disasters are important causes of mortality internationally, with one global study reporting over the past 20 years the occurrence of 749,000 earthquake deaths, 160,000 heatwave deaths and 130,000 deaths from a single storm.
Three different forms of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), namely the copper intrauterine device (IUD), Mirena intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) and Jadelle implant, have been available in New Zealand for many years
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a common and frequently debilitating condition presenting with pain at or around the greater trochanter, referred to the lateral thigh in some patients
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Aotearoa New Zealand. There are systemic ethnic inequities across the cancer continuum, from diagnosis and receiving treatment, through to mortality rates
Concerns have been raised about the prevalence of obesity in New Zealand.
The number of people vaping worldwide is rising dramatically and this trend is also seen in New Zealand youth
The objective of this study, which was conducted in Sweden, was to investigate the relation between preterm birth (gestational age 37 weeks) and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) from childhood into mid-adulthood.
This subject has been already discussed editorially in these columns, and we think it is the most important consideration before the medical profession at the present time.
In the first published version of this manuscript, one correction for the above article was sent in post-publication.