Christchurch GP and former NZMA chair Pippa MacKay hopes a new inquiry into Otago medical students bunking off some of their overseas electives will help remove a cloud over part of the profession
With nearly $30,000 in Health Research Council funding, a team of researchers hope to modify and adapt a new model of care to standardise low back pain treatment across the country
Health authorities should develop targeted health messages for vaping product and e-liquid packaging to encourage smokers to switch from cigarettes to e-cigarettes and to prevent non-smokers from taking up vaping, a researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington says
Philippa Howden-Chapman, an expert on the impact of poor housing on health, says a new Building Code is needed to drive higher levels of insulation and other improvements
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