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.

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Macular degeneration

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Male hypogonadism

Male-pattern balding

Mallet splints:

Mallet splints: removal

Managing everyday activities

Managing pain: palliative care

Manic depression

Māori health: community providers

Māori medicine

ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/ chronic fatigue syndrome)

Meals on Wheels

Medial epicondylitis

Medial tibial stress

Medical care guidance plan

Medical help if you are new to the West Coast

Medication and breastfeeding

Medication in pregnancy

Medications for angina

Medicinal cannabis (marijuana)

Medicines for children

Medicines – generic

Medicines – how to take

Medicines and alcohol

Mediterranean diet

Memory loss: tips for managing mild memory loss

Ménière's disease

Meningitis: Hib

Meningococcal disease

Menopause: abnormal bleeding

Mental Health Emergency

Mental health helplines

Mental health: community support

Mental Health: getting help

Mental health and keeping physically healthy

Mental health professionals

Mental Health Service

Mental wellbeing

Mesenteric adenitis

Metacarpal fractures

Metatarsal fracture

Methadone for pain control

MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance)

Microsuction of earwax

Midazolam nasal spray

Middle-aged long-sightedness

Middle-ear infections

Migraines in adults

Migraines in children

Migrant and refugee health

Mobility scooters

Modified barium swallow studies

Molar pregnancy

Molluscum contagiosum

Monounsaturated fat

Mononucleosis (glandular fever)

Morning-after pill

Morning sickness

Morton's neuroma

Motor neurone disease

Mouth care in palliative care

Moving to a different rest home or hospital

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

Multi-drug-resistant organisms

Multiple pregnancy

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Muscle relaxation exercises

Myeloproliferative disorders

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