This article by Alex Bartle examines the underlying pathology of restless legs syndrome, while acknowledging many facets remain unknown. Up to one in 10 people are affected by RLS to some degree, but it is often undiagnosed. GPs are in an ideal position to identify and treat this condition, which may be idiopathic or due to secondary conditions that may be correctable
‘Unfair and fixable’: The heat goes on cancer gaps amid risk they will widen
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‘Unfair and fixable’: The heat goes on cancer gaps amid risk they will widen
Wednesday 14 March 2018, 10:24 AM
Researcher and public health physician Nina Scott says gaps in health outcomes are fixable: “We can totally nail this"
Treating Māori patients’ comorbidity effectively early on would ensure they are not delayed or undertreated when they have chemotherapy
Reducing
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Tin Tin S, Elwood JM, Brown C et al. Ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival in New Zealand: which factors contribute? BMC Cancer 2018;18:58 (online 8 January)