For over 100 years, the NZMJ has been the principal scientific journal for the profession in New Zealand.

EDITORIAL

Ethnicity is an evidence-based marker of need (and targeting services is good medical practice)

Belinda Loring, Papaarangi Reid, Elana Curtis, Melissa McLeod, Ricci Harris, Rhys Jones

ARTICLE

Characteristics and outcomes of lung cancer patients presenting through the emergency department: a Waikato District Health Board study

Ross Lawrenson, Chunhuan Lao, Ha Nguyen, Lucia Moosa, Rawiri Keenan, George Laking, Janice Wong, Mark Elwood

ARTICLE

Navigating the long journey of heart failure—experiences of Māori and Pacific peoples

Sandra Hanchard, Karen M Brewer, Tua Taueetia-Su’a, Sione Vaka, Shanthi Ameratunga, Taria Tane, Rochelle Newport, Vanessa Selak, Matire Harwood, Corina Grey

ARTICLE

National survey of hospital rheumatology service users to inform a statement set describing the minimum service expectations for publicly funded rheumatology secondary care in Aotearoa New Zealand

Rebecca Grainger, Valerie Milne, Rachel Ngan Kee, Nicola Dalbeth

ARTICLE

Use of puberty-blocking hormones for gender dysphoria in New Zealand: descriptive analysis and international comparisons

Charlotte Paul, Simon Tegg, Sarah Donovan

ARTICLE

Adherence to New Zealand’s Major Trauma Destination Policy: an audit of current practice

Georgia Gibson, Bridget Dicker, Ian Civil, Bridget Kool

ARTICLE

Intravitreal therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration—adapting to increasing demand and changing times

Brandon Nunns, Vidit Singh, John Ah-Chan

VIEWPOINT

Dying with and of dementia

Sandy Macleod

CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE

End-stage achalasia leading to acute upper airway obstruction and respiratory arrest with successful resuscitation, a case report

Jacob Arahill-Whitham, Ben Thomson, Vishak Surendra, Thomas Haig, Subhaschandra Shetty

LETTER

The need for transparent reporting of ethnicity in health research and Editor’s response to: The need for transparent reporting of ethnicity in health research

Alana B McCambridge, Frank Frizelle

LETTER

Physician associates: New Zealand should learn from the United Kingdom’s mistakes and Response: New Zealand physician associates and colleagues support regulation to provide safety first and foremost

Martin McKee, Trish Greenhalgh, Barry Monk, Henry McKee, Lisa Fitzgerald deWolfe

100 YEARS AGO IN THE NZMJ

Chronic Arthritis: Classification and Principles of Treatment