11 April 2018

In health, a piece of number eight wire can go only so far.

Speculation mounts in Dunedin about the site of the new $1.4 billion hospital as a crucial Cab­inet decision is delayed

The Government’s general prac­tice fees reduction policy has GPs questioning whether it will be worth continuing in practice

Finding bowel cancers in the southern region, Two new faces on Medical Council, Opening up access to register, St John to deliver patients to Bay of Plenty GPs

Health minister David Clark wants DHBs to be more open with the ministry and his office, following revelations of rot and decay at Middlemore Hospital

Which of the 166 medical devic­es available should you choose for treating hernias – and should you be offering an oper­ation at all?

An elderly woman’s deteriorating wound was not well described by resthome staff, leaving GPs in the dark – and not at fault. Virginia McMillan and Keira Stephenson report on three cases of poor wound care with serious consequences

The idea of using hearing aids should be planted early on in the minds of patients, says Auckland DHB otologist Michelle Wong

Nurse and academic Kim Ward is challenging GPs and other health professionals to proactively re­cruit family members of sleep apnoea patients as “partners in care”

When a mentally distressed patient comes in seeking your help, are psychotropic medi­cines friend, foe, or both?