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It is Māori Language Week across the country this week. The theme this year is “Kia kaha te reo Māori”, meaning “Let’s make the Māori language strong”. Ruth Brown looks at what can be done to strengthen the use of te reo in general practice
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In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
