The Government may not have anticipated its desire to expand access to COVID treatments would be particularly complicated. Amanda Cameron relates the saga so far
Was he the perfect Dr Johnny-on-the-spot when COVID-19 reached an anxious nation? Former director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield is under no illusions there, he tells Virginia McMillan
The pressure the healthcare system and its providers is under is reflected in the rising volume of complaints to the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, writes commissioner Morag McDowell
A healthy diet is an integral part of managing long COVID, decreasing the risk of symptom exacerbation and nutrient deficiencies. Dietitian Leigh O’Brien provides pointers for maintaining adequate nutrition in people with long COVID and lists some dietary strategies which may help to manage symptoms
Occupational health expert David McBride outlines the role of masks and their make-up as one element of COVID-19 risk management in the context of the ‘hierarchy of control’ system, where PPE is considered the least level of protection
How much of the air you're breathing is air someone else exhaled? And in the midst of a pandemic caused by an airborne virus, where are the riskiest places to be? In the first in a series of five stories RNZ reports on hot spots of hazardous air
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