Dr Cindy Towns

2023

Journal - Research Article

Towns, C., & Ballantyne, A. (2023). Blowing the whistle on mixed gender hospital rooms in Australia and New Zealand: A human rights issue. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-109080

2022

Journal - Research Other

Towns, C., Balakrishnan, S., Florkowski, C., Davies, A., & Barrington-Ward, E. (2022). High penetrance, recurrent attacks and thrombus formation in a family with hereditary coproporphyria. JIMD Reports, 63, 211-215. doi: 10.1002/jmd2.12281

Towns, C. R., Rowley, N., & Woods, L. (2022). Mixed gender accommodation: Prevalence, trend over time and vulnerability of older adults. Internal Medicine Journal, 52, 474-478. doi: 10.1111/imj.15712

2020

Journal - Research Other

Lakshman, P., Zhang, C., Balm, M., Morice, Y., & Towns, C. (2020). Blood brothers: Tattoo sepsis in two Samoan men. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1526), 102-104. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Towns, C., Mee, H., & McBride, S. (2020). Opioid dependence with successful transition to suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) in a young woman with hereditary coproporphyria. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1518), 81-83. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Ballantyne, A., Rogers, W. A., Entwistle, V., & Towns, C. (2020). Revisiting the equity debate in COVID-19: ICU is no panacea. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(10), 641-645. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106460

2019

Journal - Research Article

Burden, M., Keniston, A., Wallace, M. A., Busse, J. W., Casademont, J., Chadaga, S. R., … Towns, C. R., … Albert, R. K. (2019). Opioid utilization and perception of pain control in hospitalized patients: A cross-sectional study of 11 sites in 8 countries. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 14(12), 737-745. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3256

Journal - Research Other

Carleton, O., Mein Smith, F., & Towns, C. (2019). A rare provocation: A case of extensive pulmonary embolism in a man with previously undiagnosed Klinefelter Syndrome. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1502), 96-98. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2018

Journal - Research Other

Lambie, D., Florkowski, C., Sies, C., Raizis, A., Siu, W.-K., & Towns, C. (2018). A case of hereditary coproporphyria with posterior reversible encephalopathy and novel coproporphyrinogen oxidase gene mutation c.863T>G (p.Leu288Trp). Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 55(5), 616-619. doi: 10.1177/0004563218774597

2017

Journal - Research Other

Towns, C. R. (2017). The science and ethics of cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 34, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.10.012

2015

Journal - Research Other

MacKenzie, E., Towns, C., Tiong, I. S., & Petrich, S. (2015). Primary endometrial uterine Burkitt lymphoma in a 65-year-old woman. Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 13, 30-32. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2015.05.003

2014

Journal - Research Article

Towns, C. R., & Gerrard, D. F. (2014). A fool's game: Blood doping in sport. Performance Enhancement & Health, 3(1), 54-58. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2014.11.001

2008

Journal - Research Article

Yelavich, S., Towns, C., Burt, R., Chow, K., Donohue, R., Sani, H. S. H., Taylor, K., Gray, A., Eberhart-Phillips, J., & Reeder, A. I. (2008). Walking to school: Frequency and predictors among primary school children in Dunedin, New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121(1271). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/121-1271/2976/content.pdf

2006

Chapter in Book - Research

Towns, C. R., & Jones, D. G. (2006). Stem cells: Public policy and ethics [Reprinted from New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 5(1), 2004, pp. 22-28]. In M. Ruse & C. A. Pynes (Eds.), The stem cell controversy: Debating the issues. (2nd ed.) (pp. 329-341). Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

Journal - Research Article

Jones, D. G., & Towns, C. R. (2006). Navigating the quagmire: The regulation of human embryonic stem cell research. Human Reproduction, 21(5), 1113-1116.

2004

Journal - Research Article

Towns, C. R., & Jones, D. G. (2004). Stem cells: Public policy and ethics. New Zealand Bioethics Journal, 5(1), 22-28.

Towns, C. R., & Jones, D. G. (2004). Stem cells, embryos, and the environment: A context for both science and ethics. Journal of Medical Ethics, 30, 410-413.

Journal - Research Other

Towns, C., Watkins, N., Salter, A., Boyd, P., & Parkin, L. (2004). The Orewa speech: Another threat to Maori health? [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1205). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1205/1145/content.pdf