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New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa is a medical news publication providing up-to-date news in print and online, aimed primarily at GPs and primary care. It was launched in 1989 and has …
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4 days ago · Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s decision to appoint Simeon Brown as minister of health fails to address the failing primary care funding model driving general practices to the …
Osteoporosis - New Zealand Doctor
Mar 27, 2024 · Primary care has a central role in identifying, evaluating and managing patients with osteoporosis and high risk of fracture. This article, written by David Kim, reviews the …
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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 …
Thousands of Kiwis with common lung disease to benefit from …
Sep 11, 2024 · Around 15,000 Kiwis living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in NZ, could benefit from the funding of a new medicine that …
Rollout of new medicines across New Zealand begins
Oct 1, 2024 · Today marks the first day a range of new medicines, including cancer medicines, will start to become available in hospitals and health centres across the country.
General Practice wants quick action from new Minister, calls for …
4 days ago · The new Health Minister must be given the urgent support needed to make measurable improvements in primary healthcare that will reduce waiting times to see a GP, …
Near doubling of patients put off visiting GP by wait times, finds ...
Dec 14, 2023 · About one in five people report that having to wait too long for an appointment has put them off visiting a GP – nearly twice as many as the previous year, finds the latest annual …
Older Kiwis urged to get COVID-19 boosters | New Zealand Doctor
Dec 13, 2023 · As Kiwis prepare for Christmas, public health officials are recommending that people who are more likely to experience severe COVID-19, such as Māori and Pacific people …