Evaluation of a longstanding primary care audit and diabetes care support service (DCSS) programme was reported in a paper published in Lancet Global Health on 15 October 2020.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) in pregnancy (DiP) may be due to either undiagnosed or previously unrecognised pre-gestational diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2 DM (T1D, T2D), or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
People who inject drugs (PWID) are a population both at substantial risk of exposure to hepatitis C (HCV) and also one facing numerous barriers to its diagnosis and treatment.
Almost 40,000 adult New Zealanders (prevalence 0.8%) have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with an additional 1,000 new infections per annum. An estimated 20,000 remain undiagnosed, and many who have been diagnosed have been lost to follow-up and not treated.
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the leading causes of mortality in the renal replacement therapy (RRT) population.
Optimal nutrition is important at all stages of life but assumes even greater importance in pregnancy. During pregnancy, nutritional requirements are increased and are critical in supporting the physiological adaptations that occur during pregnancy.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication of diabetes. While mortality has improved in recent years to less than 1% in most developed countries, it is associated with high healthcare utilisation and costs.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing issue that threatens human health globally. To help combat this, both the New Zealand and Global AMR Action Plans include effective antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) as a core control measure.
It is now over a decade since MeNZB was in routine use in New Zealand. Starting in July 2004, it was administered in a three-dose schedule to over a million individuals, aged six weeks to 20 years, to provide protection against the epidemic strain of group B Meningococci.
A 68-year-old man with a background of end-stage kidney disease on haemodialysis due to diabetic nephropathy presented to hospital with increasing fatigue, deteriorating mobility and subjective generalised weakness.
Clinician-scientist training refers to the concomitant undertaking of medical and PhD degrees by a medical student. While such training is well-established in the US, Canada and many European countries, uptake in Australasia has been less successful.
The gold standard for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). However, this method is subject to the quality of collection and changes in viral dynamics over time.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. As of 26 September 2020, there were over 32 million confirmed cases worldwide including almost one million deaths.
Dr Tony Morris died unexpectedly on September 12. He had had health issues for some time but his sudden death was unexpected and was a great shock to his family, friends, and in particular the two other founding directors of Eye Institute, Drs Peter Ring and Bruce Hadden.
The attention of our readers is directed to the discussion in Parliament on the report of the Committee which enquired into the complaints of Dr. Faulke against the New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association.