Falls are common in older adults with half of community-dwelling people aged 80 years and over experiencing a fall in one year.
New Zealand’s healthcare system is funded by government garnered taxes and offers a comprehensive set of free core health services to all New Zealanders as well as those who live in New Zealand and hold a residency or work visa.
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly encountered clinical arrhythmia, often coexists with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Hip abductor tendon tears are a common cause of greater trochanteric pain syndrome, affecting up to 20% of those over the age of 50.
Cystitis is a common presentation in primary care. Uncomplicated cystitis is defined as occurring in females with a normal urinary tract.
Forty-eight year-old gentlemen presented to our otolaryngology clinic with a six-month history of a cystic swelling over his right forehead with unilateral clear nasal fluid expressed with pressure over the mass.
Episcleral tattooing is a form of body modification, involving subconjunctival injection of pigment for cosmetic purposes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented health systems in New Zealand and across the world with new challenges across the different levels of care delivery.
Persistent inequities in health outcomes, morbidity and mortality exist between urban and rural regions, an area of research that has received a significant amount of attention both nationally and internationally.
I read with interest the 26 June article by Winnington and McLeod regarding medical assistance in dying, MAID, in relation to the proposed legislation in New Zealand.
Sir Joshua Reynolds said, in speaking of Art, there was only one name, and that name was Michael Angelo. In Medicine there is a name that held a compelling and magic sway for centuries, and that name is Hippocrates.