Given the universality of death, examining the quality of clinical care around dying should be part of routine healthcare.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the first-line therapy for choledocholithiasis and associated pancreaticobiliary pathology, with over half a million procedures annually in the United States alone.
Hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) and phenylketonuria (PKU) are variants of the same genetic condition whereby activity of liver enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), is reduced.
Longstanding and significant inequities exist between Māori and non-Māori across most health indicators including life expectancy, health determinants, health outcomes and healthcare.
Liver cancer is one of the top 10 most common cancers among New Zealand’s Indigenous Māori population, and one of the top 5 most common causes of Māori cancer death.
Adequate iodine supply is required for the optimal production of the thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine and thyroxine, which are essential for the development of the central nervous system during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.
New Zealand has among the highest age-standardised incidence and mortality rates for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in the world. In 2018, New Zealand Cancer Registry age standardised registrations for melanoma were 42.1 and 31.8 per 100,000 for males and females respectively; 296 deaths from CMM were recorded.