“I’ve become a global GP,” laughs Sandhya Ramanathan. The Irish Times is the latest media outlet to feature this Grey Lynn, Auckland GP’s practical homecare tips on how to reduce the risk of mild COVID-19 becoming severe
Aotearoa New Zealand’s focus on wellbeing is an important step in the right direction but critical challenges remain in transforming our approach to mental health and addiction, says outgoing Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan
Following Medsafe’s provisional approval of New Zealand’s first COVID-19 vaccine today, the Government continues to expect the pandemic vaccination programme to start next month
The decision by medicines regulator Medsafe to provisionally approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (Comirnaty) to be used in New Zealand follows a robust assessment of the safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccine
There are three cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is to be published on Friday and includes an editorial by director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield on ''COVID-19, 20, 21: Lessons from New Zealand's 2020 response for 2021 and beyond'
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