Thousands of medical history items from sutures to speculums and the country’s first ECT machine could soon be homeless. Fiona Cassie visits Christchurch’s Cotter Medical History Museum
With the 2024 academic year just around the corner, the need to address any vaccine hesitancy is central to vaccinating students against invasive meningococcal disease, says public health researcher Mike O’Brien
Health NZ West Coast says it intends to restore Reefton's health services, including a fulltime resident GP and reopening the Ziman House aged care wing
The results are in. The Big 23 Sizzling Summer Survey, a wrap-it-all-up, year-end evaluation covering 23 hot topics, was sent to subscribers of Daily Triage. Running from 22 November through the formation of the new Coalition Government to 4 December, it drew 96 responses. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan discovers what the answers reveal about how general practice has fared in 2023
In a year of multiple weather events, including two cyclones, primary care successfully scrambled to serve its communities despite power blackouts and flooding. Deputy editor Patrice Dougan looks at the lessons to be learned ahead of the next disaster
In a frank interview, former Te Whatu Ora chair Rob Campbell tells Martin Johnston how the health reforms are going, why he was cautious on capitation funding and how much he earned
Who is Diana Sarfati, the academic turned civil servant who now leads the Ministry of Health, asks Patrice Dougan. The answer seems to be an intellectual powerhouse with a great sense of humour and a truckload of dedication
Te Whatu Ora is putting the finishing touches on a New Zealand population health study that will include data on some of the biggest issues facing the country
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management