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Three medical schools to collaborate on student clinical placements
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (202+ words) NZ Doctor Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership Three medical schools to collaborate on student clinical placements Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa "Enormous pressure" on general practices could hamper med school placements…...
Budget 2026 doesn't move the dial on child poverty rates
1+ week, 6+ day ago (559+ words) For yet another year, Treasury's child poverty forecasting shows no movement toward hitting the 2028 goal of halving child poverty in accordance with the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says taken as a whole, Budget 2026 doesn't meaningfully…...
Scientists recognised for finding major gap in childhood vaccine schedule
2+ week, 1+ day ago (591+ words) Kate Green of RNZ A team of publicly funded scientists have been recognised at this year's Science New Zealand Awards for their discovery of a major gap in the childhood vaccine schedule. In late 2020, cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in…...
New youth mental health service to open in Northland
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (603+ words) Peter de Graaf, Northland reporter, RNZ Warning: this story discusses sensitive topics relating to mental health and suicide Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare A new youth mental health respite service is set to open in Northland later…...
Pharmac funds lifechanging cystic fibrosis medication for all ages
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) Associate Health Minister David Seymour welcomes Pharmac's decision to fund Trikafta and Alyftrek for children with cystic fibrosis, regardless of their age from 1 April 2026. Beginning tomorrow Pharmac will: "In January Pharmac consulted the public on this proposal. The feedback was…...
LMC midwives win High Court class action for unfair funding: Crown to appeal
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (75+ words) NZ Doctor Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Primary care providers play a pivotal role in the management of Parkinson's disease throughout the disease course. Neurologist Viswas Dayal discusses how to recognise early signs and how…...
Bacterial meningitis is deadly, but can also have life'altering long'term effects " new study
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (735+ words) Octavia Calder-Dawe is a lecturer in Health Psychology at Te Herenga Waka " Victoria University of Wellington and Kate Smith is a postgraduate researcher in Health Psychology at Te Herenga Waka " Victoria University of Wellington Bacterial meningitis is once again in…...
Counsellors have capacity to help more people, but system barriers limit access
3+ mon, 13+ hour ago (440+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership Many qualified counsellors across Aotearoa say they could see more clients, but funding and employment barriers are preventing them from meeting growing demand. Produced by the NZ Association of Counsellors (NZAC),…...
Medical education expert, experienced GP and NHS researcher appointed to lead New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (525+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership The University of Waikato has appointed Professor Scott Wilkes as the inaugural Dean of the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine. An experienced academic leader and clinician, Professor Wilkes led the…...
Date set for judicial review of puberty blocker ban
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (141+ words) NZDoctor Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership Date set for judicial review of puberty blocker ban Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Ban banned, temporarily: Transgender health group chalks up round-one puberty blocker…...