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A new dermatophyte species has rapidly emerged in the Indian subcontinent over the last decade, and a New Zealand study shows it has now arrived here

Mary Miller’s session at the 2025 Goodfellow Symposium could have been sub-titled, ‘Physician, heal thyself’  

A crying woman lifted herself from a pool to deliver a stillborn baby into her husband’s hands as he “prayed loudly” and awaited the return of the midwife who’d driven away to get coffee and find a toilet  

The Government has revealed the names of the six-member Health Assurance Unit, a panel sitting outside of healthcare and charged with helping the health minister meet his targets

GP experiences with COVID vaccinations and PPE equipment are being sought for phase two of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the pandemic response

The removal of contracts from all three whānau ora agencies was a 'political decision', says Pasifika Futures chief executive Debbie Sorensen, and the behaviour of Te Puni Kōkiri has been ‘rude and appalling’

The Government won’t heed the science on ethnically targeted bowel screening, says public health academic Sir Collin Tukuitonga, but could be convinced to reduce eligibility to 45 years for all based on economics

South Island-based Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is not considering legal action over the possible loss of its whānau ora contract

The Government’s whānau ora contract process is trampling on the legacy of Dame Tariana Turia, says Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu pou ārahi Ivy Harper

The Government’s new bowel screening extension plan is designed to save European lives and worsen life expectancy inequities, says specialist GP and former Te Aka Whai Ora medical director Rawiri McKree Jansen