PMS vendor Medtech Global has pulled the plug on its unlimited text messaging-to-patients deal after a deluge of COVID-19-related texts gave its bottom line a walloping
Government announcements today have been applauded by MERAS, the midwives’ union however co-leader, Jill Ovens, is urging politicians not to stop there
Food charities and support services already under pressure during COVID-19 are bracing for an expected surge in demand with Government wage subsidies due to end in the coming weeks
The advent of COVID-19 has resulted in University of Otago researchers, in collaboration with others in New Zealand, fast-tracking development of a smartphone application (app) to help improve care for people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (also called inflammatory bowel disease or IBD), as fewer of them will be able to meet with specialists
On the International Day of the Nurse, NZNO is paying tribute to the 301 nurses from 32 countries who have died from their frontline work fighting COVID-19
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the government’s pre-Budget funding announcement delivers a welcome shot in the arm for a health system which has been teetering on the edge
A survey of primary health care nurses has found that almost half had been asked to work reduced hours, been threatened with termination or let go as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand is in a unique position to break the chain of transmission for sexually transmitted infections if people get tested now, says a sexual health expert
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