On receiving the news in 1986 about needing to be gluten free to control my dermatitis herpetiformis, I immediately joined Coeliac New Zealand. This was the best thing I could have done, and my “Ingredient List” booklet accompanied me on every visit to the supermarket for quite some time. There was no food labelling, and […]

According to Mahatma Gandhi, “A correct diagnosis is three-fourths the remedy”. Whilst this may be something of an overstatement, the importance of medical diagnosis is clear. It is recognised that an accurate and timely diagnosis provides an individual with the best opportunity for a positive health outcome. (1) In contrast, a diagnostic error may result […]

What we were hoping would be the first year of a Covid‐free New Zealand instead saw the arrival of the deadly  Delta variant,  with another  6  weeks in lockdown for  Auckland and  2  weeks for the rest of the country. Fortunately, our team Wendy, Dana, Fred & Lisa were able to continue their great work […]