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.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Radial head fracture

Radiation risk from X-rays

Radioactive iodine: for overactive thyroid (thyrotoxicosis)

Radioactive iodine: for thyroid cancers

Radiofrequency ablation

Raised platelet count

Raised toilet seats

Raynaud syndrome

Recovering from an injury

Recovering from an injury

Reflux: urinary

Refractive surgery

Refugee and migrant health

Register a birth

Rehabilitation after an illness

Relaxation techniques

Removal of spleen: adults

Renal function test

Residential care checklist: older people

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Respite care for older people

Rest homes: having to move

Restless legs syndrome (RLS)

Retinal detachment

Retinal screening

Retirement villages

Rh(D) (rhesus) negative blood type

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic heart disease

Rheumatoid arthritis

Right hemicolectomy

Rights: teens and children

Root canal fillings

Rotator cuff injury

Rotator cuff tendinopathy

Rotator cuff tendinitis

Rubella (German measles)

nosearch

Page reference: 225971

Review key: HINCP-00000