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Our new owners and the health and disability commissioner were among the topics that got readers talking online this past fortnight

Increasing mask use, particularly in healthcare settings and around vulnerable people, would significantly reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses, particularly in winter, new research says

The expectation of a “super-busy winter” and the loss of a part-time GP has put Papakura Marae Health Centre on the search for two GPs or nurse practitioners to help meet demand

A south Auckland GP is one of the health professionals recognised in yesterday’s King’s Birthday Honours

The number of new COVID-19 cases has risen again

Increasing mask use, particularly in healthcare settings and around vulnerable people, would significantly reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses, particularly in winter, new research says

Deputy editor Patrice Dougan finds tales of derring-do in the history of Fiordland Medical Centre

Deputy editor Patrice Dougan finds tales of derring-do in the history of Fiordland Medical Centre

Snake bite victims in Australia have been urged not to bring the offending reptile into the emergency department with them when seeking care

The revelation Te Whatu Ora is offering to directly employ first-year GP registrars, which emerged during a row over a media statement from the Resident Doctors’ Association about its strike notice, ‘Te Whatu Ora planning to take over employment of first year GP trainees’ (online 23 April), sparked a number of comments – two calling it a “train wreck”