Residents in the lower South Island remain in the dark about the future of the new Dunedin Hospital as costs continue to rise. In September, the government announced a budget blowout and asked Health ...
Every year, influenza kills around 500 New Zealanders and causes misery and income loss for many more, which is why a research programme has been granted $8.3 million for the next three years.
As the breast screening bus starts its Southern tour today starting in Oamaru, WellSouth, the Primary Health Organisation for Otago and Southland, is tasked with getting more wāhine to the bus and ...
2,000 people to benefit from medicine for osteoporosis and people with high blood calcium and cancer
Pharmac is widening access to a medicine called denosumab for people with osteoporosis. A higher dose of the medicine will also be funded for people with cancer who have high levels of calcium in ...
”Increasing availability of medicines has always been a priority of mine. Access to pharmaceuticals for many is life or death, or the difference between a life of pain and suffering or living freely. ...
Public health leaders have delivered a warning against planned cuts to national public health services, reminding politicians only 1.5 per cent of the Government's $30-billion health spend goes to ...
Meta’s official rationale for ending its independent factchecking in favour of crowdsourced contributions centres on promoting free expression. Chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said that the company ...
Public health is about more than treating illness; it’s about preventing it. While our hospitals are essential, a strong focus on prevention ensures long-term well-being, reduces healthcare costs, and ...
"Debbie has been a relentless force for the advancement of Pacific health in both New Zealand and the Pacific region, and it has been an honour to work alongside her for many years. Her passion and ...
On top of the indignities of any admission to hospital, new research confirms hospital gowns make us feel even more vulnerable.
The origins of ACT’s latest push for regulatory reform lie as far back as the 1980s and 1990s, when the Labour finance ...
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s decision to halt the age extension of bowel screening for Māori and Pasifika peoples in Waikato from 4 December has left many without access to potentially ...
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