The edict came from the Tertiary Education Commission, to the surprise of many nursing professors and lecturers last week.

Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers

The PHCC survey of political parties reveals there is limited recognition across all parties that broader tax reform is needed to improve public health, reduce poverty and inequities.

Documents and emails shed new light on major issues with the cervical screening programme.

Training doctors for rural practice is important, but on its own is not enough to help reduce health inequities for people living in rural areas, University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers...

A landmark study in The Lancet measured what happens to a physician’s diagnostic instincts when the algorithm is switched off. The findings…

Academic integrity giant denies accusations as university declines to renew contract in favour of ‘other options’

Māori and Pacific health leaders are urging the Government to release its review of targeted medical admissions, saying debate over the schemes must be based on evidence.

New Zealand is in the grip of Influenza A, and for our most vulnerable it's proving deadly

“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...

Health Impact Assessments should be mandatory across government to ensure health, wellbeing and equity are considered in policy decisions and potential harms are identified before decisions are made.

Until The Lancet published the link to a new paper on social media a few weeks ago (“Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome: a multistep global consensus ...

Offering light fixes for ‘third-degree’ burnout does not work. Performance expert Nick Petrie on the physical reality of redlining at work.

While the life expectancy of Indigenous people in remote communities has improved, Aboriginal health groups are telling the federal and Northern Territory governments a lot more work is still needed to close the gap.

Health NZ has released the findings of a review into the cervical cancer screening register.

A new University of Otago study is calling for fundamental changes to New Zealand’s health system after finding that systemic barriers are preventing many pēpi from being enrolled in primary […]

“We have a right to the best healthcare and the best health outcomes that are available. And we have a right to be part of creating the solutions when those rights aren’t being met. So advocacy needs ...

Introducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisations for infants and pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand could prevent avoidable hospitalisations, reduce winter pressure on the health system...

Background Despite well-documented inequities in colorectal cancer outcomes between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand, the underlying contributors to these disparities remain incompletely .....

On 27 June the Otago Daily Times published a powerful paywalled article by  journalist Matthew Littlewood on the concerns of a leading highly experienced blood cancer laboratory scientist who was r…

Victoria, Australia has seen a 45% rise in healthy births among First Nations babies thanks to a culturally tailored midwifery program.

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

In addition to three free doctor visits a year, Labour is promising if elected, pregnant women will be eligible for free maternity scans.

The Ministry of Health advised 175 extra beds would need to be added with a price tag in excess of $100m.

Internal VA guidance obtained by The Advocate raises questions about the future of specialized assistance for those who served.

Health Minister Simeon Brown has replaced the leadership of the Medical Council, saying the regulator has become distracted by politics and ideological issues.

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