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The New Zealand Medical Association strongly supports the World Medical Association’s position on boxing, and in particular the statement that boxing is qualitatively different from other sports because of the injuries it causes, and that it should be banned.
NZMA has advocated for some time for a complete ban on boxing and sees little distinction between the professional or amateur ranks of a sport that is regulated to try and minimise harm, where the primary focus is to cause harm to the opponent.
“This is unacceptable in today’s society. The NZMA calls for an immediate ban on boxing.”
With the number of recognised rare disorders at more than 8000 and rising, their combined prevalence makes them uncommonly common. In people with these disorders, supportive, long-term, consistent and accessible contact with primary care is central and essential. This article provides a heuristic framework for the care and management of a person with a rare disorder and their whānau
Following the onset of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (SSAS), 50 per cent of patients die within one to two years of diagnosis
