Issue Summary
Assessing progress with the implementation of the New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Scheme
The decision to legalise cannabis for medical purposes followed growing public demand, including by terminally ill and epileptic patients who advocated for greater access to cannabis-based products.
Modelling the impacts of tobacco denicotinisation on achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal in Aotearoa New Zealand
We modelled the likely impact of denicotinisation to inform the New Zealand Government’s upcoming decision-making.
Clinical anatomy through gamification: a learning journey
It is well known that games help learning by creating memories and experience, and the use of educational games could improve student interaction and engagement.
Knowledge and management of sport-related concussion in primary care in New Zealand
Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a form of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) induced by biomechanical forces that can lead to prolonged cognitive, emotional and physical effects.
Variation in open access vildagliptin use in Waikato patients with type 2 diabetes
The aim of this study was to determine the variability in open access vildagliptin use in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Waikato region.
Stroke clot retrieval from Taranaki, New Zealand: a real-world regional experience
Acute stroke care has transformed in recent years, from a largely supportive-management approach to one that aggressively aims to re-establish blood flow to salvageable brain tissue.
Diagnostic accuracy of 10/66 dementia protocol in Māori kaumātua (elders) living in Aotearoa New Zealand
The prevalence of dementia has been progressively increasing in recent decades, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised dementia as a public health priority.
Early childhood education staff are falling through a vaccination policy gap in New Zealand
In this paper, we present data on self-reported immunisation status from an ECE-sector survey.
New Zealand’s mental health crisis, He Ara Oranga and the future
New Zealand’s mental health planning is heading in the wrong direction by directing resources and thus services away from people with serious mental illness who are often affected by social exclusion and deprivation.
The re-emergence of a transmittable cause of blindness: a catch
Syphilis is known as a great masquerader because of its wide range of presentations. It is a vision-threatening sexually transmittable infection (STI), and its presentation with posterior uveitis is more likely with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection.
Prevention of Eclampsia
Since we do not know the cause of eclampsia the treatment is all empiric.
