Issue Summary
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on public sector ophthalmic work by New Zealand’s ophthalmologists | OPEN ACCESS
The virus SARS-CoV-2 (the cause of COVID-19) began circulating in Wuhan, China, in November 2019. It subsequently spread across the world, becoming a global pandemic.
Emergency COVID-19 funding to general practices in early 2020: lessons for future allocation to support equity | OPEN ACCESS
General practitioners (GPs) operate out of general practices, most of which are privately owned and funded by a combination of patient fees and government subsidies.
Empty waiting rooms: the New Zealand general practice experience with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic | OPEN ACCESS
The primary care response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020 required significant changes by general practices throughout New Zealand.
Making sure the New Zealand border is not our Achilles heel: repeated cross-sectional COVID-19 surveys in primary care | OPEN ACCESS
As is well-known, in December 2019 the Chinese authorities advised the World Health Organization of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause, originating in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Higher perceived stress and exacerbated motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand | OPEN ACCESS
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe, there is concern for the increased vulnerability of those with chronic disease, including Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Māori and Pacific people in New Zealand have a higher risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19 | OPEN ACCESS
Up to 25 September 2020, New Zealand had reported 1,829 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China.
Deficient handwashing amenities in public toilets in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-regional survey | OPEN ACCESS
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused international attention on non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce pandemic spread prior to vaccination roll-out.
COVID-19 serology: use and interpretation in New Zealand | OPEN ACCESS
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), such as reverse transcriptase PCR or transcription- mediated amplification, are the most widely used tests in New Zealand for the diagnosis of acute COVID-19 infections.
How were medical students from Christchurch, New Zealand, involved in their COVID-19 response? | OPEN ACCESS
Early in the academic year of 2020, our cohort of medical students at the University of Otago in Christchurch received a lecture on the developing COVID-19 pandemic.
Dangers of a single pellet
A 21-year-old man was brought in with a shotgun wound centred at the right upper thigh.
Notes on a Case of “Brodie's Abscess” or “Circumscribed Abscess” of the Lower End of the Left Femur
The patient, R.A., a boy of fifteen years, was admitted to Dr. Cooper’s private hospital, Eltham, complaining of pain in the lower end of the left femur. The pain was “boring” in character, worse at night, and latterly prevented him from getting sleep.
