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Gout highlights significant health inequalities in New Zealand. Māori and Pacific peoples face higher genetic risk, earlier onset and greater severity, with more frequent pain and complications. Clinical writer Noni Richards explains how early detection and preventive treatment are essential to reduce this burden. 

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse discusses the latest report from Alzheimer’s Disease International, which focuses on global attitudes towards dementia

Nataly Martini explores the pharmacology of ketamine and esketamine, their clinical applications, and the critical role pharmacists play in ensuring these treatments are used safely and effectively

Psychologist Janet Peters looks at the importance of using language that promotes respect, abilities and uniqueness when communicating with patients

Persistent pain affects physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing, and is one of the most prevalent long-term conditions in New Zealand. In this article, Vanessa Brown discusses persistent pain, including its causes, symptoms and treatments. She also explores the concept of central sensitisation and its role in persistent pain

Pharmacist Amber Young reviews everything you need to know about immunisation during pregnancy, including the role of pharmacists in improving maternal immunisation coverage 

New guidelines for asthma management were published in 2020. Pharmacist prescriber Helen Cant outlines what has changed in guideline recommendations and, in collaboration with medical writer Gayle Robins, discusses strategies for reducing the disproportionate asthma burden in Māori and Pacific peoples

Katrina Azer, a clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, looks at reasons why patients don’t take their medicines correctly and how health professionals can address it

Jordan Macdonald, a community pharmacist in Dunedin and executive member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā (MPA), reflects on the demands of COVID-19, with help from other members of the organisation

Home visits to connect with whānau are one of the most rewarding parts of her new role as a primary care pharmacist, writes Dianna Gibbs, from Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā