Te Pātaka Whaioranga - Pharmac has initiated consultation today to fund ustekinumab (branded as Stelara) for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to widen access to infliximab (branded as Remicade) for IBD-associated arthritis
Using computer simulations based on real-world data from 1.2m people with symptomatic COVID-19 from 22 countries, international scientists, including an Australian, say around 6.2% of people with COVID-19 are likely to experience at least one of the three Long COVID symptom clusters three months after infection
Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG) has gone live with New Zealand’s first Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) technology to use whole-genome sequencing
The importance of aged residential care facilities providing support that consistently meet the needs of the elderly residents they are entrusted to protect was highlighted in a decision by Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has today confirmed that information illegally taken from the company’s IT platform has been uploaded to the internet by malicious actors
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