This year, the Government will finally be forced to act on its responsibility to protect global and national health from runaway climate change.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal system.
Burnout—a syndrome that is characterised by emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and low sense of personal accomplishment—has been associated with a higher frequency of medical errors, lapses in professionalism, impeded learning, problematic alcohol use and suicidal ideation.
An electric scooter (e-scooter) is a micro-mobility device with a small electric-powered motor allowing speeds exceeding 25km/hr.
Prediabetes is a common condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be defined as type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
Injury remains one of the leading causes of years of life lost worldwide. In 2015, the New Zealand Major Trauma Registry was developed to provide a comprehensive data registry within New Zealand for looking at the outcomes and determinants of major trauma.
Resuscitation events in hospital are invariably high-stake challenging situations that require effective communication, leadership and coordination.
Australasia has the highest rates of melanoma worldwide. In New Zealand, melanoma is the fourth most common cancer and sixth most common cancer resulting in death.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) encompasses chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic airflow obstruction. It is characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
The COVID-19 crisis has forced an abrupt change to the way our society functions.
A 57-year-old man presented with his first episode of syncope after skiing 10 days earlier.
We read with interest the commentary from Bagshaw and Cox regarding the adequacy, or lack thereof, of publicly funded colonoscopy services in New Zealand.
Aotearoa New Zealand has a vision of being the best place in the world for children and young people: a place where children live in healthy, sustainable environments.
Outside War medicine and surgery, no one subject has received more notice of recent years in medical literature, and especially in American surgical journals, than the pyloric stenosis of infants.