Healthcare professionals are concerned about the management of endometrial cancer as the rate of cases rise in Aotearoa New Zealand, new University of Otago, Wellington research shows
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) is calling on GPs to encourage patients who have recently recovered from chickenpox or shingles to make a blood or plasma donation, as their plasma has special antibodies that could be used to make a lifesaving treatment
Aged Care Commissioner Carolyn Cooper today issued a report finding Remuera Rise Ltd (trading as Remuera Rise Care Home) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for their care of woman in her sixties living with Parkinson’s Disease
The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James has issued a number of recommendations to a private outpatient oncology clinic, a registered nurse and an oncologist following their care of a man in his 40s who was having chemotherapy
Te Pātaka Whaioranga – Pharmac is calling for applications for medicines to treat rare disorders. These will be considered at the next meeting of the Rare Disorders Advisory Committee meeting in May 2024
Universal fees-free prescriptions have already improved healthcare for all New Zealanders, but National’s planned targeting regime will reverse most of the positive effects, according to a survey of community pharmacists released today
A recent spike in COVID-19 cases is a reminder for people who are at high-risk to make sure they’re up to date with their COVID-19 booster and to use antiviral medications early if they are infected with the virus
Regulators’ attempts to create a smoke-free New Zealand have allowed vaping to emerge as a public health threat which has now reached “epidemic” levels among youth, an anaesthesia conference has been told
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