Expectations low, demands high as ‘starved’ sector braces for Budget

Medical leaders are anxious about funding for health and, in particular, for primary care, ahead of today’s Budget

Medicinal cannabis trial shows reduced seizures in children with severe epilepsy 

Sysmex New Zealand announce new management roles

Sysmex New Zealand commence direct sales of Urinalysis instrument portfolio

Board approves changes to maternity services in South Waikato and King Country

The East Coast north of Gisborne is one of the most isolated and economically deprived areas of the country, and its mostly Maori residents experience some of the worst health outcomes. Iwi health provider and PHO Ngati Porou Hauora is trying to turn the tide of what it calls decades of official neglect

Facebook private page gets medical sisterhood caring for their own

Virginia McMillan asks what’s behind the rise of an online phenomenon – social media for women doctors only

Burnouts on the job: A night at the speedway with Dr Page

Fiona Thomas hangs out with an eagle-eyed racetrack GP, where the spills are thrills but also bring a big responsibility

Orion Health’s precision medicine software has been selected by Dorset County Council in England to create a new care record for the district’s 765,000 people, worth $9.34 million

Northland clinic named as top rural practice for exceptional support

Supporting a patient with an eating disorder so she didn’t “slip through the net” has seen Ngunguru Medical Centre take out the award for Rural General Practice of the Year.

Want a young GP to buy your practice?

Sean Phelan outlines some exit strategies for GPs wanting to enjoy their retirement

Budget 2017

Wisdom through the ages

Interactive map of practice ownership

Budget 2016 on 26 May

The Zika virus

Lab-grown blood stem cells produced at last - Scientific American

My patient was 25 and about to die. How could I tell her fiance? - NZ Herald

Over 500 GPs seek out mental health support service in first four months - Pulse Today

Southern DHB to release report into eye service follow-ups - RNZ National

The trouble with medical 'voluntourism' - Scientific American

The driver licence is often dear to an elderly person’s heart. Woe betide any GP who, however tactfully, suggests the licence might be at risk. Emma Dunning reports from the front line

Saying no to the Taranaki Rugby Football Union on concussion

Taranaki GP Rose Bruce is angry over expectations of GPs’ participation in checks on potentially concussed rugby players and getting them back onto the field

Diary of a reluctant GP On bare feet and nasty infections

As a new arrival to the country I was astonished to learn that 50 per cent of New Zealanders receive an antibiotic every year. I'm surprised the figure wasn't higher...