New Zealand is boosting its comprehensive suite of medicines to treat COVID-19 with the arrival in the country of one medication, Paxlovid, and the securing of access to the country’s first pre-exposure prophylactic treatment, Health Minister Andrew Little has announced
Alcohol-related harm costs Aotearoa more than 7 billion dollars every year and is the leading cause of preventable death in Kiwis aged 15-49. Nearly 20% of all deaths for men, and 10% of all deaths for women are attributed to alcohol use
As COVID-19 restrictions ease and people travel across New Zealand, the Southern district is beginning to see a rise in the demand for supported isolation (SIQ) facilities for tourists who test positive in our area
The cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter would run through 46 per cent of the government’s Winter Energy Payment, which is paid to qualifying beneficiaries and all superannuitants to help with heating costs, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington has found.
Figures released today by the Fairer Future collaboration show that increases to benefits on 1 April will still leave families locked in poverty. Spokesperson for the Fairer Future collaboration, Brooke Stanley Pao, says it’s time for the Government to "level up" income support so everyone can live with dignity.
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