Alcohol harm reduction advocates are calling for an end to alcohol advertisers writing the rules around advertising. Strong statutory standards on alcohol advertising are being demanded following research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal
The board of directors of Comprehensive Care, a leading Auckland Primary Healthcare Organisation, has announced John Ross is leaving his role as Chief Executive of the organisation
As New Zealand prepares to roll out the first lot of COVID-19 vaccines tomorrow, Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says he hopes there are good vaccination rates amongst the Pacific community to strengthen their resistance of COVID-19.
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Media release from the Pasifika Medical Association Group
The first-ever New Zealand COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Guidelines have been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, providing a national framework for diagnosis and management of COPD in a New Zealand context
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Media release from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal has articles on a youth empowerment programme for prediabetes in Pacific people, the impact of burnout on empathy, electric scooter injuries and the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand's COPD quick reference guide
A unique brain protein measured in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms develop, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research
From June this year, all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students will have access to free period products, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Education Minister Jan Tinetti announced today
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Media release from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Women Jan Tinetti
Ahead of New Zealand’s roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is urging Kiwi women not to delay their mammograms. This comes as reports out of the United States suggest a possible side effect of the vaccine may mimic breast cancer symptoms
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Media release from the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) is funding a $213,000 research project on the ongoing impact of ‘quake brain’ on people’s memory and other cognitive functions crucial to everyday life
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Media release from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
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