For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Healthcare via your fridge could be coming sooner than you think
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Healthcare via your fridge could be coming sooner than you think
Wednesday 20 June 2018, 10:43 AM

In the future, smart appliances could allow voice-activated access to healthcare services and potentially provide monitoring
Health IT enthusiasts from around the country descended on Christchurch last month for the Emerging Tech in Health conference, organised by Health Informatics New Zealand and New Zealand Health IT. Fiona Thomas reports on some of the latest developments
There’s a whole generation who will expect chat functions in their technology
Making a GP appointment through your fridge won’t be far away, if I
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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