HealthInfo Waitaha Canterbury

A-Z health topics

Te arapū kaupapa hauora

To find information on a health topic, browse the list of topics below. To find information on a medication, browse the list of medications in Medication factsheets A-Z. You can also use the SEARCH box at the top right of this page to find health topics and medications.

Macular degeneration

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Malaysian interpreter card

Male hypogonadism

Male-pattern balding

Mallet finger

Mallet splint removal

Mallet toe

Mammograms

Mammoplasty

Managing everyday activities

Managing pain: palliative care

Mandarin interpreter card

Manic depression

MAOI antidepressants

Māori health: community providers

Māori health: hospital services

Māori medicine

Marijuana

Mastectomy

Mastitis

ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome)

Meal planning

Meals on Wheels

Measles

Medial epicondylitis

Medial tibial stress

Medical care guidance plan

Medical help if you are new to Canterbury

Medication and breastfeeding

Medication in pregnancy

Medications for angina

Medicinal cannabis (marijuana)

Medicines for children

Medicines for constipation

Medicines – generic

Medicines – how to take

Medicines and alcohol

Mediterranean diet

Melanoma

Memory books

Memory loss

Memory loss: tips for managing mild memory loss

Ménière's disease

Meningitis

Meningitis: Hib

Meningococcal disease

Menopause

Menopause: abnormal bleeding

Menopause: symptoms

Menopause: treatment

Menstruation

Mental health and keeping physically healthy

Mental health community support

Mental Health emergency

Mental health helplines

Mental Health family support

Mental Health: getting help

Mental health professionals

Mental Health services

Mental illness during & after pregnancy

Mental wellbeing

Mesenteric adenitis

Mesothelioma

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Metacarpal fractures

Metatarsal fracture

Metatarsalgia

Methadone for pain control

MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance)

MHT

Microsuction of earwax

Mid-stream urine test

Midazolam nasal spray

Middle-aged long-sightedness

Middle-ear infections

Midwives

Migraines: adults

Migraines: children

Migrant and refugee health

Mini stroke

Miscarriage

Mobility action programme for osteoarthritis

Mobility aids

Mobility scooters

Modified barium swallow studies

Moisturisers (emollients)

Molar pregnancy

Molecular imaging & therapy

Molluscum contagiosum

Monkeypox

Monounsaturated fat

Mononucleosis (glandular fever)

Mood stabilisers

Morning-after pill

Morning sickness

Morphine

Morton's neuroma

Mosque attacks support

Motor neurone disease (MND)

Mouth cancer

Mouth care in palliative care

Mouth ulcers

Mouthguards

Mouthwash

Moving to a different rest home or hospital

MRI scans

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

Mumps

Multi-drug-resistant organisms

Multiple pregnancy

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Multiple system atrophy

Muscle relaxation exercises

Muscle strain

Muzzle rash

My Heart Check tool

My Medicines

Myeloma

Myeloproliferative disorders

Myopia

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