NZ GP Research Review Issue 272
In this issue:
– 400 vs. 200µg/kg oral ivermectin in severe scabies
– Levothyroxine discontinuation in patients ≥60 years
– Semaglutide plus CBT for alcohol use disorder with comorbid obesity
– SCOUT: nitrofurantoin vs. fosfomycin vs. pivmecillinam for uncomplicated UTIs
– Blood pressure reductions and CV risk in CKD
– CRAFFT: surgical reduction vs. non-surgical casting in children with severely displaced distal radial fractures
– HOST-EXAM: 10-year follow-up of clopidogrel vs. aspirin after PCI
– Insights from a NZ Campylobacter outbreak
– PISCES: fish oil supplements and CV risk with haemodialysis
– Traditional Chinese exercises for post-menopausal osteoporosis
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Associate Professor Jim Reid
Jim Reid graduated in medicine at the University of Otago Medical School. He previously trained as a pharmacist. After finishing medicine, he undertook postgraduate work as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Miami in the USA. Back in NZ he headed the Dept of General Practice and Rural Heath at the Dunedin School of […]
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Dr Christopher Tofield
Dr Tofield complete his medical training at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital in London. He has extensive experience in General Practice, spent several years in clinical research, has published several medical papers, and practices skin cancer medicine and surgery. Chris also has a background in medical writing and editing and while at medical […]
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