Additional supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) will enable continued free testing for the public and health sector through to the end of June 2024, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced
New Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) data shows the number of cases of meningococcal disease among Kiwi teenagers and young adults has increased by 88% over the same time last year
Māori lives are on the line with the Government's inexplicable push to repeal Smokefree legislation, warns Te Rōpū Tupeka Kore, a coalition of Māori health experts, academics, and community advocates
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has banned the use of per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products from 31 December 2026
Paenga Kupenga Ltd, Taumutu Partnerships Ltd (the economic arms of Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Te Taumutu Rūnanga) and Pegasus Health (Charitable) Ltd have set up a venture and are purchasing Lincoln Medical Centre
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has joined international partners to outline how artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise radiology
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners supports research and education that benefits general practice, rural general practice and rural hospital medicine through three funding rounds each year
In a report released today, Aged Care Commissioner, Carolyn Cooper, has found Tamahere Eventide Home and Retirement Village, an enrolled nurse and a registered nurse breached the Code of Health and Disabililty Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for their care of a female resident in her nineties
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has found Bupa Whangarei Rehabilitation Pou Oranga (BPO) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failing to provide services with reasonable care and skill (Right 4 (1)) to one of its residents
The National-led Government needs to urgently rule out any further rollbacks on smoking prevention with the news today that the Associate Health Minister is open to options on freezing the tobacco excise tax, says the Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand (CMC)
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