zshahtahmasebi@nzdoctor.co.nz

KidsCan is working on a new research project aimed at identifying how widespread the issue of period poverty is in New Zealand 

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

Ben Lucas is always in pain. It comes in constant, excruciat­ing pulses, like a severe tooth­ache pinpointed to one spot in either of his legs, every day of his life

Waikato’s Matamata Medi­cal Centre has been basking in the notion, “we must be doing something right”, after being named Rural General Practice Team of the Year at the Nation­al Rural Health Conference

“A good death” varies from per­son to person, depending on their culture, values and reli­gion, palliative care consultant Rod Macleod says

Ben Lucas is always in pain. It comes in constant, excruciat­ing pulses, like a severe tooth­ache pinpointed to one spot in either of his legs, every day of his life

A new report on maternity finds an increasing rate of women are obese during pregnancy, which New Zealand midwives say poses challenges for mother and midwife 

“Think less beer and bacon, more bran and brown bread” is the key message for reducing New Zealand incidence of bowel cancer 

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

Since word first spread of Thaya Ashman’s gesture of support in the wake of the 15 March attacks on two Christchurch mosques, her phone has been ringing off the hook