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Joy Patchett had defied death for 48 years, yet its arrival still took her by surprise

GP Garsing Wong splits his time between Auckland Central Medical, Sapphire Appearance Medicine Clinic and his hair-transplantation clinic

A triage station has been set up at Whakatane Airport to treat those rescued from the Whakaari/ White Island eruption, says Eastern Bays Primary Health Alliance interim chief executive Greig Dean

The measles epidemic’s rapid spread and staying power show the need for more creative approaches to filling gaps in immunity, immunisation ex¬pert Nikki Turner says

Primary care’s engagement with the community continues to reap the highest number of complaints to the health and disability commissioner 

Three-quarters of the additional mental health training opportunities announced by health minister David Clark involve community members taking a one-day course

Counties Manukau DHB is yet to see any of the government funding announced in May to help reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever 

Waikato GP and urgent care specialist Claire Russell reflects on a sailing adventure that changed her life, and became the subject of a movie that shocked her children

National health survey results, being touted as a “sign of real progress” by the minister of health, are actually warnings of a looming crisis, says RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty 

Counties Manukau DHB has singled out Total Healthcare PHO after claiming general practices are driving patients to the emergency department at Middlemore Hospital