Less than three months out from the General Election, an independent survey of nearly 1,600 Kiwis shows 56% will vote for legalising the personal use of cannabis at the referendum – up from 54% in February
A University of Otago researcher fears the soaring rates of alcohol purchases during lockdown may result in more babies being born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) next year
We were delighted to hear you speak recently about the need to capture and amplify the digital changes that have occurred in the health and disability system due to COVID-19. We agree that it is vitally important to start working now on these gains, before people and organisations slip back into old ways of working
The New Zealand Aged Care Association (NZACA) welcomes the findings of the Independent Review of Covid-19 Clusters in Aged Residential Care Facilities released Thursday
New Zealand’s leading medical technology company Medtech Global has been sold to Acclivis Group, an Australasian healthtech advisory and investment business, and Advent Partners, a private Australian investment fund, for an undisclosed sum
Junior doctor at Middlemore Hospital, Tuipoloa Opetaia Aati is using his mother tongue⎯Samoan to break down cultural barriers in medicine to help connect with his patients and better understand their medical needs or diagnosis
As COVID-19 takes centre stage in the topic of global healthcare, specialist health departments around the world are already experiencing major patient backlogs
“We were looking for a budget that would enable opportunities to address hardship, to nurture aspiration, and to foster innovation - it is unclear at this time whether this budget will deliver on our expectations,” said Helen Leahy, Pouārahi for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu"
A new specialised operating theatre at Bowen Hospital is now operational and will support the Wellington community to meet the backlog of cases as Covid-19 Alert restrictions levels are lowered
Budget 2020 delivers the biggest ever increase in funding for District Health Boards, as well as additional funding to deliver approximately 153,000 more surgeries and procedures, radiology scans and specialist appointments to help clear the COVID-19 backlog
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