RNZ. Heading into winter, Covid-19 is making headlines thanks to new variants and an increase in case numbers. Virus levels in wastewater were the highest they've been since December, 2022, according to national surveillance data for the week ending 19 May. And...
Stuff. Health NZ says it is working hard to recruit cancer care specialists. However, the public health agency has been unable to provide oncology vacancy numbers. Read...
Jacinda Yee for Ki Te Pae Tawhiti, the NZ Health Reform Collective. Te Aka Mātauranga Matepukupuku – the University of Auckland's Centre for Cancer Research held a seminar and panel discussion on why Aotearoa New Zealand does not fund modern medicines. Dr Rodger...
NZ Herald. Former pharmaceutical company executive turned Act MP Todd Stephenson has been appointed to a special role representing Pharmac’s new government minister, his party leader and Associate Minister of Health David Seymour. Read...
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora has developed a snapshot report to monitor the progress the health system is making on delivery against the Interim Government Policy Statement on Health 2022–2024 (iGPS). The iGPS set the...
One News. A slew of cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine are back on the shelves after the Government lifted a decade-long ban on the ingredient. Read more...
NZ Herald. The death of a Dunedin man may have been prevented if he had been given more information before consenting to the Covid vaccination that later claimed his life. Read...
Jeffreys et al. People who faced a cost barrier were 34% (hazard ratio 1.34; 95% CI 1.29-1.39) more likely to be admitted to hospital than those who did not. Read...
RNZ. Bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions, a new study by Wellington researchers says. Read...
NZ Herald. An annual North Taranaki book fair will give people the chance to browse through books and check on their health. Read...
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