Intus surgeon Dr Deborah Wright, from the University of Otago, said pre-operative vaccination could support safe elective surgery in New Zealand, by significantly reducing the risk of Covid-19 complications in patients if a significant outbreak occurred while they are being prepared for surgery. Click to find out more.

Crohn's disease is a lifelong condition in which parts of the digestive system become inflamed. The wall of one or more segments of the gastrointestinal tract becomes thickened, inflamed and swollen.

Ulcerative colitis is one type of a condition called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). New Zealand has the third highest rate of inflammatory bowel disease in the world with the number increasing at an alarming rate. It is estimated to affect 15,000 New Zealanders. Find out more with Intus.