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RNZCGP president Sam Murton’s address to senior doctors last month sparked recognition of the GP’s integral role in healthcare

Stem cells are a safe therapy but know- ledge about dosages is limited, US orthopaedic surgeon Tom Grogan says

In which the New Zealand Doctor editorial crew tells readers what they might be up to this week… 

Life has always been about the rhythm for Swedish musician Ronnie Gardiner, who is travelling the country to share his music-based therapy with Kiwi health practitioners 

Registered nurses working in Counties Manukau and Family Planning clinics can now obtain authority to issue prescriptions for a limited list of medications 

In which the New Zealand Doctor editorial crew tells readers what they might be up to this week… 

A grant of $1.1 million over three years will help University of Waikato researcher Nicola Starkey produce evidence-based guidelines to help doctors treat and manage children with concussion 

In a perfect world, abortion would be safe, legal and free for all women in New Zealand, with GPs involved as early abortion providers, abortion doctor Alison Knowles told a workshop at the Rotorua GP CME

In a perfect world, abortion would be safe, legal and free for all women in New Zealand, with GPs involved as early abortion providers, abortion doctor Alison Knowles told a workshop at the Rotorua GP CME

Researchers have found that isolation and loneliness, rather than ill health, are pushing more elderly New Zealanders into aged-care facilities