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Long-time GP and Whāngārei MP Shane Reti was voted in for a second term at last year’s general election

Pat Snedden is sitting in a tiny glass cubicle in a building adjacent to the Auckland City Hospital car park, listening intently

GP Graeme Fenton has spent his career working in the small, impoverished Northland town of Moerewa. Next year, his practice will join a new integrated family health centre in Kawakawa, signalling the end of an era for the GP and his patients

The threat of legal action hangs over all health professionals in the course of their daily work but, when it happens, it can be a traumatic experience. One GP explains to Cliff Taylor what it's like to live for years under a cloud of litigation

Two years ago, on an average annual income of $155,000, GPs topped the seek.co.nz list of best-paid professions

The first thing Tim Malloy wants to know when presented with his To Infinity and Beyond award is “why?”

Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin have been outlawed for decades, but there is growing international interest in their possible therapeutic benefits, especially in areas such as treating depression and addiction. Cliff Taylor looks at the evidence and finds local researchers keen to unlock the psychedelics’ potential
 

Psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin have been outlawed for decades, but there is growing international interest in their possible therapeutic benefits, especially in areas such as treating depression and addiction. Cliff Taylor looks at the evidence and finds local researchers keen to unlock the psychedelics’ potential
 

A GP researcher says "Kafkaesque" notification rules are hampering efforts to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhoea

Nearly a third of GP consults are about dealing with patients’ mental health and addiction needs, according to a snap survey by the RNZCGP