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Hawke’s Bay DHB is looking to extend its provision of free primary care to young people, despite a better-than-expected response to free GP care

Work is under way on a vaccine for group A streptococcal infections but a clinical trial is still two to five years away

GPs have an essential role in resolving conflict between parents and clinicians over the best course of treatment for a sick child, an expert in bioethics says

World-first research from New Zealand has revealed a doubling of fracture risk for elderly patients on multiple medications, which can have deadly consequences

Patients face an arduous journey down the Parapara road to Whanganui for urgent after-hours care following a shake-up of GP services in the central North Island 

University of Otago researchers uncover the long-lasting effects of a brief sleep intervention on weight management in children

Forget income, housing and ethnicity; Whanganui GP Praveen Thadigiri has a new social determinant of health to add to the list: bureaucracy

The auditor-general has advised the Ministry of Health to start measuring whether patient por­tals are delivering the benefits they were expected to

The auditor-general has advised the Ministry of Health to start measuring whether patient por­tals are delivering the benefits they were expected to

“The future’s decided by the things you don’t discuss,” says House of Lords member Victor Adebowale