“I think New Zealand is the best place on the planet, but it’s a racist place.” Taika Waititi (9 April, 2018)
Racism has been firmly established as an important determinant of health and an underlying cause of ethnic health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
Prostate cancer is a major health concern globally. In 2015, prostate cancer was the most common incident of cancer in men, with an estimated 1.6 million cases worldwide, and fifth most common cause of cancer deaths for men, with an estimated 366,000 deaths worldwide.
Cancer is an important cause of morbidity and avoidable mortality for Māori, with more than a quarter of all deaths among Māori attributable to this disease.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in New Zealand, followed by colorectal cancer. Common sites of metastases for lung cancer include the brain, bone, liver, adrenal glands, contralateral lung and distant lymph nodes. Here, we present a rare case of non-small cell lung cancer metastasis found incidentally in a colonic polyp.
Foreign body ingestion is not uncommon in patients with mental disorders, alcohol intoxication and for purposes of drug trafficking. Small objects pass spontaneously; however, larger ones may get stuck in the oesophagus, stomach or at narrow areas of the bowel.
Kevin, are you okay? How you going with all this?—Yes I’m fine, a little busy; I’m worried about Bob though.
In the time of Covid, some of the superheroes of the health sector are the public health physicians. This book outlines the active and varied personal and professional life of one New Zealand public health physician.
A great many cases of these infections have come under my care during the last few years, and some of them I have been able to trace directly and certainly to infected milk. So conclusive has the evidence been that I decided to quote notes of my cases to you, gentlemen, and the conclusions that I have come to regarding them.