17 July 2024

Long-time readers of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa may be familiar with xenotransplantation research being carried out by the late diabetes researcher Sir Robert Elliot. Martin Johnston updates that story

Chris Dittmer is a specialist GP practising at Harley Street Medical in Nelson. Outside work, his favourite pursuits include playing cricket and getting away to a beach with his family

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Health Minister Shane Reti appeared delighted to be on hand last week in Auckland to mark a new milestone for the National Bowel Screening Programme, which has now sent out two million testing kits to Kiwis

In what’s been deemed a first for local television, Shortland Street this month featured a xenotransplantation

The Government’s decision to remove COVID sick leave for health workers is questionable, when mask-wearing is low and winter ills are flourishing. Also a shock is reading the latest statistics on perinatal mortality, writes deputy editor Patrice Dougan

GPs shouldn’t bear the burden of medical specialist shortages, says psychiatrist Marie Bismark, who quit last month as the last remaining community mental health psychiatrist serving Kāpiti

Rural practices want a short-lived scheme offering relocation funding incentives to overseas GPs to continue, so struggling practices can compete in the global market

A University of Otago research team led by specialist GP Sue Crengle hopes to have an equitable lung cancer screening pathway ready to go in four years

Recent UK surveys showing GPs are struggling to find work is resulting in a steady interest rather than a surge of applications to work in New Zealand, according to local recruiters