Clinical snippets - March 2026
Watch the Māehe / March clinical update from Jo Scott-Jones joined by Dave Maplesden, Pinnacle GP liaison in this 47 minute video.
This month Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss UTI in children, gynaecomastia, Fournier gangrene, and more..
Read the written version of this update on Jo Scott-Jones' The New Zealand General Practice Podcast website.
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