Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand president Rhiannon Braund says PSNZ will keep the pharmacist profession informed as details are worked out of the new government plan to use pharmacies for rapid COVID testing from 15 December
On Monday 29 November Capital & Coast DHB reached the milestone of vaccinating 90 percent of the eligible population against COVID-19, the second DHB in the country to do so
The rewrite of the “confusing” Ministry of Health position statement on unvaccinated patients is an improvement, says RNZCGP medical director Bryan Betty
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), the leading organisation representing pathologists in Australasia, has appointed Dr Lawrie Bott as its new President. Prior to his appointment as President, Dr Bott held the position of RCPA Vice President for two years, from 2019 to 2021, and has served on multiple committees for the College
The Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) has committed to learn from an independent review into the deaths of two people who had tested positive for COVID-19 and were self-isolating at home
Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management