What is meningococcal disease? Meningococcal disease is caused by a bacterium (Neisseria meningitides) and has the potential to kill, or maim, within hours of the first appearance of symptoms. The disease can be caused by several groups (strains) of the meningococcal bacteria so you will often hear the name followed by letters including A, B, [...]
October 2018 It is with regret that we inform you Dr Nikki Retford, who recently reduced her shifts to two days per week, will be leaving OneHealth at the end of this year. Nikki was with OneHealth when we opened our doors in May 2009 and has been a major contributor to the success of [...]
For a number of years now, the month of November has become a time for making extra efforts to raise awareness and take action about issues that affect the health of men. In this blog we’ll be talking specifically about one major men’s health issue, prostate cancer. Although we all understand the wisdom in the [...]
Nov, 2017 Tuesday, 14 November is World Diabetes Day, the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign aimed a reaching a global audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries. In New Zealand, World Diabetes Day will also coincide with Diabetes Awareness Week, which runs from 12 to 18 November. Why all this extra [...]
Oct, 2017 As September comes to a close, the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) has informed us that Auckland is experiencing a mumps outbreak. There has been almost 400 cases of the mumps virus reported and can result in serious complications requiring hospitalisation. What are the symptoms of mumps? There are a few symptoms [...]
As you know, OneHealth has been providing general practice medical care to individuals and families in the Remuera and Newmarket areas for many years now. But did you know that we also provide walk-in urgent care, right here at 122 Remuera Road? Our team of caring and experienced family doctors, urgent care physicians, and primary [...]
