Despite policymakers’ claims about the importance of primary care, the reality reveals a stark decline in services, practice ...

Journalist Martin Johnston finds a plan by Te Whatu Ora to get more GP trainees into Māori, Pacific and rural practices ...

Covid-19 cases have risen since last week as experts warn New Zealand's pandemic model is out of date. There have been 1248 ...

Cameron Schauer and Jason Robertson describe the symptoms, aetiology, subtypes and consequences of reflux. They also discuss the investigations used for diagnosis, investigating those with alarm ...

Cameron Schauer and Jason Robertson describe the symptoms, aetiology, subtypes and consequences of reflux. They also discuss the investigations used for diagnosis, investigating those with alarm ...

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Some commentators talk of the “privatisation” of the health sector as akin to a nasty infection, ignoring the fact that most health services are provided by private providers – GPs, nurse ...

Are family-based interventions effective and safe for people with schizophrenia and their families, compared with standard care?

GP Jonathan Bentley describes a patient with chronic back pain and rapid-onset muscle weakness. One set of symptoms proves to be a red herring for a more serious matter ...

The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes community is often underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed. This article aims to raise awareness of these conditions to enable early diagnosis ...

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse looks at recent developments in dementia prevention and post-diagnostic care, and the implications ...