Cliff Taylor reported in January that Northland DHB has called on general practice for help with the second phase of its meningococcal W vaccination programme - what took them so long?
A toddler has accidentally received a double-dose of three vaccinations, after the nurse administering his chickenpox shot neglected to check his immunisation record beforehand
Northland GPs were dealing with frightened parents and medicine shortages as the urgent vaccination campaign against the region’s meningococcal W outbreak got under way last week
The Ministry of Health is launching an urgent vaccination campaign against meningococcal W, nearly six months after an expert warned in New Zealand Doctor people would die from the disease
The 16-year-old male from Kerikeri, who had been among 190 people attending the St John youth camp on Motutapu Island this weekend, died in Auckland City Hospital on Saturday of suspected meningococcal disease
The effect of influenza vaccinations on preventing cardiovascular events in older people has been shown to be equivalent in size to other preventive measures, such as statins and antihypertensives
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