Figure 1. Monthly rates of presentations to general practice for any respiratory illness, expressed as a percentage of all ...

A range of approaches is needed to manage mental health presentations. In this article, specialist GP Sophie Jadwiga Ball describes two tools that can be employed within a GP cons ...

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has announced the appointment of Stuart Horne as New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador. “I am pleased to welcome someone of Stuart’s calibre to this important ...

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse discusses the latest report from Alzheimer’s Disease International, which focuses on global attitudes towards dementia ...

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti and Associate Health Minister Casey Costello have announced a pilot to increase childhood immunisations, by training the Whānau Āwhina Plunket workforce as vaccinators in ...

Checking in on neighbours, sharing resources and making time for a cup of tea were all important for people in the recovery ...

At this stage, HNZ was still talking about making $540m in savings against baselines for 2023-24. In May, this had changed ...

MicroRNAs play a key role in regulating gene expression.

A third of the Iwi Māori Partnership Boards including five from the Te Manawa Taki region have united in Whakatāne to present their Community Health Plans to government officials, fulfilling their ...

The statistics are sobering. In 2019, more than one in 20 cancer diagnoses in the west were attributed to alcohol consumption ...

Māori and Pacific patients with lung cancer were less likely than other ethnic groups to have been enrolled with a primary ...

“Dr Ellie’s tips for drinking responsibly are aimed at adults who choose to drink, designed to be easily understood, and are applicable for various contexts, including New Zealand”, said NZ Alcohol ...