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Once Clare Healy realised how many of her patients might have been sexually abused or assaulted, she couldn’t look back

Treating skin infections in children should be a high priority following research confirming streptococcus skin infections can trigger acute rheumatic fever, says University of Otago researcher Julie Bennett

Pay talks resume on 1 February for a new practice nurse pay deal, as negotiators await word from the health minister on a renewed call for pay parity funding 

Primary care leaders aren’t sure pre-Christmas funding guidelines and plans for COVID-19 in the community will be enough as COVID-fatigued practices prepare for the Omicron variant 

I used to hear them coming every Wednesday morning. Around 9.35am I’d be sitting at my desk when the hum of happy chatter out­side got closer and closer, and a bunch of jolly joggers would pad past my house

"Vaxathon” was in the running, along with “vaxinista” and “double jabbed”, but “vax” was Word of the Year for 2021

It was a while before young GP Ben Gray gave in and started wearing socks to work

Tū Ora Compass Health ended the year in the black after extra COVID-19 income saw it turn around last year’s small deficit

Medtech GP of the Year Glen Davies hates the word patient

No cases of influenza were detected in the community in winter 2021, but New Zealand’s lucky streak was marred by record cases of children being hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus