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Influenza, COVID-19, shortages of GPs and nurses, underfunding, red tape, burnout, and a sense of being critical to New Zealanders’ wellbeing and yet strangely overlooked. That’s the situation reporter Martin Johnston detects in general practice this winter
Historically, rheumatoid arthritis was a major cause of chronic pain, disability, loss of independence and even reduced life expectancy. With the widespread use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, it is now a very treatable chronic disease with a life expectancy and quality of life approaching that of the general population, explain Kate O’Mahony and Ravi Suppiah
A series of new resources are making it easier to get started with ACC and find the information you need
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