Hāpai Te Hauora launches a new podcast today on hapūtanga [conception, pregnancy, birth]. Māori continue to feature signficantly in mental health inequities, particularly during hapūtanga
Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people
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Media release from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
ProCare, New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals has today reminded Aucklanders that many general practices are still open, despite the move to Alert Level 4 in the early hours of the morning
Almost all of our General Practices (59 out of 60) and all of our community pharmacies that are delivering COVID-19 vaccinations across metro Auckland will reopen on Thursday 19 August
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Media release from the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre
The Taranaki COVID-19 Vaccination programme will be continuing to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at its clinics as planned, but under Alert Level 4 restrictions
Effective immediately, the Ministry of Health will make an exemption to the fit testing requirements nationwide for general practice and urgent care clinics, and community based assessment centres
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Statement from COVID-19 Health Supply Chain, Ministry of Health
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