19 July 2023

At work and at home, a new era of isolation is a threat hidden in plain sight, writes editor Barbara Fountain

A specialist GP, farmer and keen photographer based at Rolleston Central Health, Phil Schroeder led Canterbury primary care through swine flu and the 2010/11 earthquakes response

On National’s proposal to create a third medical school at the University of Waikato, Whāngarei specialist GP Geoff Cunningham commented:

On 1 July, changes recommended by a 2021 review of the national mortality review function at Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission took effect. Don Matheson explains what has changed and why

A south Auckland screening programme to detect children with streptococcus A infection, in May recorded its highest number of positive cases in years

A south Auckland general practice business has been put into liquidation by Inland Revenue for unpaid taxes

White Cross has started charging a copayment of $49 for medical visits by children aged under 14 during office hours in Whangārei, citing rising costs

The 24 hour surgery in Christchurch was forced for the first time to close briefly to non-urgent patients earlier this month, but a shortage of doctors was not behind the closure

Martin Johnston reports from the sidelines of a dispute about after-hours obligations

The New Zealand Female Pelvic Mesh Service, offering support and treatment for women with complications from surgery involving pelvic mesh, has had more than 50 referrals since it began in April, says associate health minister Willow-Jean Prime in a media release