Epidemiology of giant cell arteritis in Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand
CONCLUSION: This is the largest study to date on the epidemiology of GCA in Aotearoa New Zealand. The incidence of GCA is comparable to other studies performed in Aotearoa New Zealand and appears to be stable over time. GCA is uncommon in Māori, Pacific Islander and Asian ethnic groups.PMID:38513200 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6379 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippa van Dantzig Vicki Quincey Jason Kurz Caroline Ming Sujatha Kamalaksha Douglas White Source Type: research
The broader health benefits of optimised dietary thresholds proposed for type 2 diabetes prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand: simulation modelling
CONCLUSION: These striking benefits of altering current dietary intakes provide strong evidence of the need for change. Such change requires government commitment to an overarching food strategy in Aotearoa New Zealand to build supportive food environments that enable healthy choices at affordable prices.PMID:38513201 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6339 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrew N Reynolds Christine L Cleghorn Jim I Mann Source Type: research
Performance of a fast-track pathway for giant cell arteritis in Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand
CONCLUSIONS: This is a real-life study that reflects the benefits of fast-track pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand to patients and healthcare systems. It also shows the effect of corticosteroids on positive CDUS, an important consideration when setting up an fast-track pathway.PMID:38513202 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6376 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippa van Dantzig Douglas White Jason Kurz Caroline Ming Sujatha Kamalaksha Vicki Quincey Source Type: research
Temporal trends of transport-related injuries on New Zealand roads
CONCLUSION: The increases in motorcycling injuries and no changes in pedestrian and cycling injuries, as well as demographic variation, highlight the need to focus on vulnerable road users. Effective and targeted initiatives on vulnerable road users will support objectives to reduce deaths and serious injury on New Zealand roads. Enhanced exposure data is needed for vulnerable road users to account for mobility changes over time. Linked data across population-based datasets is an important asset that enhances our understanding of road traffic injuries and allows evidence-based countermeasures to be developed.PMID:38513203 ...
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Siobhan Isles Michael Kean Joanna F Dipnall Ben Beck Source Type: research
The impact of living with migraine disease in Aotearoa New Zealand
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):54-76. doi: 10.26635/6965.6432.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513204 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6432 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Susan M Garrett Fiona Imlach Source Type: research
Can imaging determine if a rotator cuff tear is traumatic?
CONCLUSION: A multitude of factors on imaging may infer, to a varying degree, the likelihood of acuity or chronicity. The patient history is also of importance in determining causation.PMID:38513205 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6408 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jessica Mowbray Khalid Mohammed Source Type: research
Improving community antibiotic prescribing to keep antibiotics working in Aotearoa New Zealand
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):90-99. doi: 10.26635/6965.6389.ABSTRACTAntibiotic resistance, principally a consequence of the human use of antibiotics dispensed in the community, is a relentlessly growing threat to human health in Aotearoa New Zealand. Reducing the prescription of antibiotics for conditions in which they confer no benefit is the most effective method of slowing the spread of antibiotic resistance. In Aotearoa New Zealand, as in many other nations, antibiotic "treatment" of acute respiratory tract infections is the most important component of unnecessary antibiotic use. Because of the ethnic inequities in...
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mark G Thomas Source Type: research
Bariatric surgery in end-stage kidney disease-removing a barrier to transplantation
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):100-102. doi: 10.26635/6965.6406.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513207 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6406 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mary J Baker Michael W C Booth Jason P Robertson Janak R de Zoysa Source Type: research
Laboratory findings in acute bacterial meningitis and acute viral encephalitis
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):103-104. doi: 10.26635/6965.6468.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513208 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6468 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hasan Tahsin Gozdas Ahmet Dogan Hamish Wright Andrew Fox-Lewis Source Type: research
Are two shocks better than one? Aotearoa New Zealand emergency medical services implement a new defibrillation strategy: implications for around nine patients per week
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):105-107. doi: 10.26635/6965.6429.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513209 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6429 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Bridget Dicker Sarah Maessen Andy Swain Elena Garcia Tony Smith Source Type: research
Pre-hospital, pre-antibiotic blood cultures for patients with suspected sepsis-a feasibility study
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):108-112. doi: 10.26635/6965.6382.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513210 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6382 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aileen Harwood Scott Pearson Julia Howard Nicole Jones Rosie Greenlees Charlotte Broms Sharon J Gardiner Simon C Dalton Source Type: research
Should menstrual cycle data be collected during suspected suicide autopsies?
N Z Med J. 2024 Mar 22;137(1592):113-115. doi: 10.26635/6965.6434.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38513211 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6434 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Angie Hoskin Sarah K McKenzie Emily B Cooney Gabrielle Jenkin Source Type: research
The Aotearoa New Zealand doctor shortage: current context and strategies for retention
This article examines the context behind the migration of New Zealand-trained doctors and proposes several strategies for retention as potential solutions to the underlying problem.PMID:38513199 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6553 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eva G D Hitchon Kate Eggleston Roger Mulder Richard Porter Katie Douglas Source Type: research
Epidemiology of giant cell arteritis in Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand
CONCLUSION: This is the largest study to date on the epidemiology of GCA in Aotearoa New Zealand. The incidence of GCA is comparable to other studies performed in Aotearoa New Zealand and appears to be stable over time. GCA is uncommon in Māori, Pacific Islander and Asian ethnic groups.PMID:38513200 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6379 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippa van Dantzig Vicki Quincey Jason Kurz Caroline Ming Sujatha Kamalaksha Douglas White Source Type: research
The broader health benefits of optimised dietary thresholds proposed for type 2 diabetes prevention in Aotearoa New Zealand: simulation modelling
CONCLUSION: These striking benefits of altering current dietary intakes provide strong evidence of the need for change. Such change requires government commitment to an overarching food strategy in Aotearoa New Zealand to build supportive food environments that enable healthy choices at affordable prices.PMID:38513201 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6339 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrew N Reynolds Christine L Cleghorn Jim I Mann Source Type: research
