Under-13 visits remain high, but not enough to trigger subsidy review

The number of children visiting their GP remains higher since the introduction of the zero fees for under-13s scheme

Opioid abuse, voluntary assisted dying, on agenda of annual meeting of pain medicine experts

Screening for cervical abnormalities in women offered HPV vaccination: comparing HPV testing with cytology

National and international experts to gather in Tauranga for psychiatry conference

3.6 million Kiwis benefit from Pharmac's model

Health minister Jonathan Coleman has dropped a hint of behind-the-scenes developments with the widely disparaged Very Low Cost Access subsidy

From front line to storyline: Creating medical mayhem on Shortland Street

Euthanasia, medical marijuana, social determinants of health, youth suicide –Shortland Street has been tackling the big topics for 25 years. Aaron van Delden talks to a nurse who ditched her scrubs to help bring these burning issues to New Zealand television screens

FIT tests and biopsies: Bringing bowel cancer prevention to the masses

After five years of trialling and planning, New Zealand starts to see bowel screening introduced to the wider population this month. General practice is crucial to the success of the programme. Virginia McMillan finds out what it means for practices and their older patients

Halfway there for Glenview Medical’s $5 million practice expansion journey

A Hamilton practice is halfway through its journey towards a new home, having moved into its partially completed new premis­es built next to its old site

Another 30-something takes the leap into practice ownership at Springlands

First there were two, now there are three 30-something women owners of Springlands Health Centre in Blenheim

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NHS to spend £100m bringing in up to 3,000 GPs from abroad - The Guardian

A brilliant new cancer treatment that re-engineers human cells just got approved - Science Alert

'Spend day in our shoes' - ODT

A doctor’s murder over an opioid prescription leaves an Indiana city with no easy answers - Stat News

Sexual assault may trigger involuntary paralysis - Scientific American

Health minister Jonathan Coleman is right about the small size of the DHBs’ deficits, but, nevertheless, heavy pressure about them is exerted behind the scenes, writes Ian Powell

Do we need a more personalised approach to immunisation consent?

How does the public conversation affect parents looking for a balanced view in terms of immunisation information, asks Bronwen Warren

Healthcare Aotearoa reconfirms purpose: Advocating for high-need communities

Healthcare Aotearoa has reconfirmed its fundamental purpose to advocate for and protect the wellbeing of high-needs communities and the model of integrated, community-based healthcare provision that supports them