Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whare) has been appointed dean and head of campus at the University of Otago, Christchurch. The former director of the Māori Indigenous Health Institute, and associate dean Māori at the campus, Professor Pitama is the first Māori female dean of any Otago Medical School campus
Abnormal patient behaviour, new models of care and declined referrals are identified in a recent survey of general practice as factors that delayed care during New Zealand’s first lockdown
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
The Ministry of Health is overestimating COVID-19 vaccination rates for Māori and Pacific peoples, says academic and Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā member Donna Cormack
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