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The Future Of Osteopathic Medicine: How COMLEX Level 1 Sets The Standard?
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:12:33 +1200 | Hugh Grant
Professionals perform a hands-on therapy that realigns the body and counters the damage of prolonged screen use. By recognizing how our habits shape our health, we reclaim control, turning awareness into action for a more balanced, pain-free life.More >>
To Be Or Not To Be? Daily Oral Versus Long-Acting Injectable Medicines For HIV Prevention
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:23:27 +1200 | CNS
Arguments in favour of long-acting injectable PrEP dwelt upon the current dismally low use of oral PrEP in the Asia Pacific Region - as of end 2023, around 204,000 individuals were actively using PrEP - just 2% of the 8.2 million target set for ...More >>
Move To Bolster Health Services With Private Care Welcomed, Could Go Further
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:30:46 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
"ACT can see a future where the Government is primarily a purchaser, not a provider, of health services. Private operators have stronger incentives both to provide quality care and to keep costs down. If they don't deliver, they risk losing their contract."More >>
Targets Continue To Get Health Back On Track
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:10:25 +1200 | New Zealand Government
While the percentage of patients waiting longer than four months for elective procedures and first specialist assessments increased, Health New Zealand continued to deliver increased care for patients.More >>
Senior Medical And Dental Officers 24-hour Strike In Te Tai Tokerau
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:04:34 +1200 | Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
This district strike is part of an ongoing industrial dispute. More >>
New Campaign Aims To Encourage More Pasifika Women To Get Breast Screening
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:13:20 +1200 | RNZ
"We want women to know that it's okay to talk about it and to feel safe and to feel like it's okay to share their stories." More >>
No Plan To Halve Sick Leave, Minister Says After Christopher Luxon's Comments
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:51:38 +1200 | RNZ
But Brooke van Velden says there might be other changes coming. More >>
HRT Patches Decision Important For Rural Women
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:10:21 +1200 | Rural Women New Zealand
“We encourage Pharmac to keep working with suppliers to address these issues and improve equity of access for those in more remote parts of the country,” says National President Sandra Matthews.More >>
Australasian-led Clinical Trial In Stem Cell Transplant For Blood Cancers Set To Change 40 Years Of Standard Practice
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:28:47 +1200 | Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
Results of BM12 trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the European Hematology Association 2025 Meeting in Milan, Italy. More >>
Pharmac To Fund Two Brands Of Oestradiol Patches From 1 December 2025
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:21:39 +1200 | PHARMAC
People will be able to use either brand of patch, subject to availability. From this date, the other currently funded brands of oestradiol patches will no longer be funded. More >>
Pharmac Funding U-Turn For Patients
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:11:23 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Pharmac funding both Estradot and Estradiol TDP Mylan oestradiol patches starting in December 2025. Associate Minister of Health David Seymour stated this reflects a new patient-centric approach by Pharmac.More >>
Scientists Seek New Tests For A Cancer On The Rise
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:18:25 +1200 | University of Auckland
Womb cancer particularly affects Māori and Pacific Island women - Pacific women have one of the highest rates in the world,says Blenkiron, who is head of the University’s Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology.More >>
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne Signs Agreement With NZ MedTech Veriphi To Boost Medication Safety For Cancer Patients
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:15:17 +1200 | Veriphi
The agreement marks the first commercial hospital contract for Veriphi, which has spent more than a decade developing an innovative analyser that uses laser spectrometry, AI and cloud computing to verify the identity and concentration of IV drugs in real ...More >>
Turn Up The Music, Roll Up Your Sleeve - New Zealand Blood Service Drop The Beats For Donation
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:33:06 +1200 | New Zealand Blood Service
Timed to roughly last the length of time spent in the chair for either a whole blood or plasma donation, the playlists have been crafted by familiar names such as Tiki Taane, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter, Erin Simpson and SYSCA’s Lucy Blakiston, ...More >>
Successful Childhood Immunisation Programme Delivering Results
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:29:12 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Immunising our Tamariki programme focuses on reaching children and families who are yet to receive their immunisation through traditional pathways such as GP practices, particularly in communities with historically low immunisation rates.More >>
New Legal Requirement To Record Raw Milk Movement
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:33:09 +1200 | OSPRI New Zealand
Disease eradication agency OSPRI is alerting farmers to new legal requirements which apply from 1 July 2025 to keep records of the movement of raw milk on and off farm. More >>
New And Improved Radiology Services For Auckland City Hospital
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:08:17 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The expansion, expected to be operational by early 2027, will significantly boost capacity for emergency stroke interventions and complex neuroradiology procedures – including specialist treatments for children from across the country.More >>
Pedal With Purpose: Ride For MS 2025 To Support New Zealanders Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:46:08 +1200 | Multiple Sclerosis Society
Taking place from 3 - 10 November 2025, this once-in-a-lifetime cycle through Cambodia invites Kiwis to get on their bikes and explore the rich history, culture, and beauty of Southeast Asia.More >>
The Disgrace Of The Hospice Care Funding Scandal
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:31:57 +1200 | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses the tipping point of the funding crisis facing hospice care in New Zealand. More >>
Health Reforms Raise Fears Of Two-Tier System And Workforce Shortages
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:06:52 +1200 | ANZCA
Dr Graham Roper, chair of ANZCA’s New Zealand National Committee, says the outsourcing plans will negatively affect the training of anaesthetists, who are critical for operations to proceed, and see existing specialists move from public hospitals to ...More >>
