At the time of writing, the New Zealand government allows only citizens, residents and a small number of other exceptions to travel to New Zealand, and all these travellers must undergo a 14-day managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) on arrival.
Historically, shipping has been involved in the global spread of pandemics, and maritime quarantine has been used as a successful control measure (eg, in the 1918 influenza pandemic).
Adoption of SNOMED-CT allows for the first time a standardised approach for recording the reasons people present for care to emergency departments, by using a SNOMED concept code for a patient’s chief presenting complaint (CPC), in line with international recommendations.
Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) involves the delivery of high doses of precisely targeted external beam radiation in a shorter time period and with fewer treatments than conventional radiotherapy.
Targeted rural postgraduate training pathways are recognised internationally as playing a critical role both in recruitment and retention of a rural medical workforce and in reducing inequity of care and opportunity for people living away from urban centres.
Anticoagulant-associated intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a life threatening and disabling event with higher early mortality compared to non-anticoagulant-related ICH.
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic disorders in emerging adults (15–25 years of age), and the prevalence of both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in New Zealand continues to increase in this age group.
This paper provides an update on research on alcohol use by Pacific peoples.
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an international public health response that has stretched the limits of many healthcare systems, including those in high-income countries.
Total joint arthroplasty is a commonly performed orthopaedic procedure with the aims of relieving pain, restoring joint function and improving quality of life for patients.
As medical knowledge is not complete or stationary at any one time, it follows that the medical curriculum must undergo frequent changes and can hardly ever be satisfactory.