Expecting providers to manage Omicron on short-term contracts with uncertain cashflow doesn’t seem logical, says Tongan Health Society chief executive Glenn Doherty
A proposal to turn unregulated COVID-19 vaccinators into a wider vaccination workforce is given the thumbs down by NZMA, but a thumbs up from the National Hauora Coalition
Creating a culturally targeted COVID-19 response in provincial New Zealand has been “an intense piece of work”, says Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group general manager Hana Halalele
Award-winning specialist GP Glen Davies has left Taupo Medical Centre because he did not meet the requirements of a COVID-19 compulsory vaccination order
Pharmacist advocates of the MMR vaccination catch-up campaign say it is a shame that about 320,000 doses of the vaccine will be consigned to the dustbin after expiring before they were used
New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is failing to reach those with mental health and addiction issues, despite their inclusion in a priority group for vaccination, researchers have found
Pet hamsters imported from The Netherlands likely carried the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 into Hong Kong and sparked a 50-person COVID-19 outbreak, with a pet shop the source
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