South Auckland doctors say plans by Pharmac to provide wider access for the meningococcal B vaccine for young people and infants are important to prevent another major outbreak of the potentially deadly disease
Vaccination has been found to reduce preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirth in a New Zealand study just published and promoted by the highly reputable Centre for Disease Control today
The only meningococcal vaccine funded for students in university halls does not protect against the most common cause of the potentially deadly disease
COVID-19 brought to the fore the rights of patients to make decisions about what medical procedures they undertake, so it’s time for a careful review of the process around informed consent, writes nurse educator Barbara Docherty
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