A University of Otago study has shown adults low in dietary vitamin C can improve their feelings of vitality by eating two kiwifruit a day for two weeks
Pharmac is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients
Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa says Pharmac’s plan for very limited funding for Type 2 diabetes drugs has met strong and unusual resistance from the medical establishment
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner today released a report finding a pharmacist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for an error in the dispensing of medication to a woman
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a private prison operator, Serco New Zealand Limited (Serco) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to provide a prisoner with his regular medications
The Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner today released a report finding a district health board (DHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for mistakenly leaving a surgical swab in a woman’s abdomen during surgery at a public hospital
The Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner today released a report finding an orthopaedic surgeon in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to establish informed consent for a surgical procedure
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