Ian Powell is a former executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists. He is now a health commentator based on the Kapiti Coast. This opinion piece has been republished from his blog Otaihanga Second Opinion
Dunedin’s new mental health crisis respite care home opens today (27 September), significantly increasing the city’s capacity for emergency respite care
More New Zealand women will have access to a funded medicine for the treatment of a specific form of advanced ovarian cancer, the fifth most common cause of female cancer mortality
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has today announced the appointment of Dr Dale Bramley (Ngā Puhi) as its National Director of Improvement and Innovation
Non-invasive sensors laid on the skin’s surface to measure bioelectrical activity could offer a better way of screening patients suffering with poor gut health and limit the need for more invasive expensive procedures
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) is excited to reveal the program highlights of its 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 27–30 October 2022
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID-19 pandemic response while memories are clear and lessons can be learnt
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