Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, including recent advances in management
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow

New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol 132 No 1488: 18 January 2019
Editorial
Cannabis law and cannabis related harm
Joseph M Boden, David M Fergusson
Articles
Reducing inappropriate urine testing at Hutt Valley District Health Board using Choosing Wisely principles
Aidan D Wilson, Matthew J Kelly, Emma Henderson, Lynn McBain, Sisira Jayathissa, Belinda Loring
Urinalysis orders and yield among General Medicine patients: a single-centre’s experience in New Zealand
Khurram Shahid, Yassar Alamri, Hannah Scowcroft, Liane Dixon, Julie Creighton, Heather Isenman, Sarah Metcalf, Steve Chambers
Quality of electronic records documenting adverse drug reactions within a hospital setting: identification of discrepancies and information completeness
Rhiannon Braund, Courtney K Lawrence, Lindsay Baum, Brittany Kessler, Madison Vassart, Carolyn Coulter
A qualitative analysis of adolescents’ opinions of proactive long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) provision
Rebecca Duncan, Helen Paterson, Lynley Anderson, Neil Pickering
Doctors, drugs of dependence and discipline: a retrospective review of disciplinary decisions in New Zealand, 1997–2016
Katharine A Wallis, Susie Middleton
VIEWPOINT
The time has come for New Zealand to improve outcomes after emergency laparotomy
Katherine Broughton, Era Soukhin, Andrew R Moot, Ben Griffiths
CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE
Hot tub lung: take a bathing history from the breathless
Dave A Duggan, Andrew G Stanley, Phil Shoemack
LETTER
Over and under? Ethnic inequities in community antibacterial prescribing
Scott Metcalfe, Sandhaya (Sandy) Bhawan, Meena Vallabh, Peter Murray, Catherine Proffitt, Greg Williams
100 YEARS AGO IN THE NZMJ
The Intolerance of Quinine in Influenza-Pneumonia Patients
G. Metcalfe Sharpe, M.B.
METHUSELAH
Effects of aspirin on risks of vascular events and cancer according to bodyweight and dose
OBITUARIES
John Gwyther Richards
Harold Bourne
BOOK REVIEWS
Fat Off; the Right Way—A clever and sustainable eating guide for weight loss and healthy living
Frank Frizelle
The Art of Recovery: six personal journeys
Frank Frizelle