Additional workforce capacity is touted by Mr Brown with funding for New Zealand-trained graduate doctors to replace most ...

At the start of this year, Pedram Zawarreza became a GP Fellow and a practice owner. The Iran-trained doctor is keen that ...

Golden Bay doctor Bruce Dooley encouraged patients to hold Omicron parties and treat the virus with an unapproved medicine he ...

A new dermatophyte species has rapidly emerged in the Indian subcontinent over the last decade, and a New Zealand study shows ...

Health Minister Simeon Brown and Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey attended a sod turning today to officially mark the start of construction on a new mental health facility at Hillmorton Campus.

Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps looks at patient history of sexual abuse as a risk factor for false sexual misconduct ...

A number of cases in a gastric illness outbreak in the Wellington region are connected to swimming pools, heath authorities say. Te Whatu Ora says there are now 32 cases of cryptosporidiosis in the ...

Much has changed since 2021, but the need to highlight the tireless work of primary care teams is as critical as ever, writes ...

Dr Corina Grey has been appointed as the new Director of Public Health. Grey's appointment comes after the sudden resignation ...

Automated insulin delivery is a new technology used to control diabetes that could risk diabetic retinopathy deterioration. Research done in Dunedin has now demonstrated these systems are safe for the ...

The research, published in The Lancet, found that the introduction and rapid rise of vaping in New Zealand has had little to no impact on the rate of decline in daily smoking among 14-15-year-olds ...

The Government will invest in an enhanced overnight urgent care service for the Napier community as part of our focus on ensuring access to timely, quality healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown has ...