26 February 2020

Awards are in the air. As I write, The Health Media and partner the Pharmacy Guild are polishing the trophies and preparing the speeches ahead of this week’s inaugural New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora

GPs with uncertain supplies of protective gear are feeling vulnerable as the COVID-19 epidemic continues to grow

Australia is widening the net of testing for the coronavirus COVID-19, but New Zealand isn’t following suit just yet

Neru Leavasa’s telehealth service The Waiting Room is exploring equity possibilities in the virtual world, but it was a real-world opportunity that kicked it up a gear

Public Health England reports mumps cases in 2019 shot up to 5042 compared with 1066 in 2018, mainly via outbreaks among students

Auckland and Waitematā DHBs are planning a clinical trial of lung cancer screening, with participants likely to be people assessed as high risk

Botany-based East Care Accident & Medical in south-east Auckland will not give up arguing for its overnight service funding to be restored, after being rebuffed by Counties Manukau DHB

If you’re feeling an onset of COVID-19 fatigue, WONCA might be just the place for you