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Bacterial meningitis is deadly, but can also have life‑altering long‑term effects – new study
2+ hour 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
2+ week, 7+ 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
2+ week, 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
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (141+ words) Date set for judicial review of puberty blocker ban'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:…...
From psychiatrist to specialist GP The rural ADHD response
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership A shift in prescribing means GPs and NPs can now diagnose and initiate ADHD treatment. But in rural areas, primary care must build the model that policy did not fund, writes…...
Adult ADHD across the lifespan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership Psychiatrist Sidhesh Phaldessai reviews how adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder presents across the lifespan " from young adulthood to midlife and later life " and what each phase means for recognition and care…...
20 years of ProCare scholarships for University of Auckland medical students
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (397+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership ProCare is proud to mark the 20th anniversary of its scholarship programme supporting M'ori and Pacific medical students at the University of Auckland. Since 2003, the ProCare Scholarship has recognised top-performing students in…...
The Lancet: Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk for deadly diseases
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (398+ words) Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership The authors say that these latest estimates should be taken as a clear warning that global immunisation targets for 2030 will not be met without "transformational improvements in equity. These findings come…...