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New Zealanders are paying over the odds for sunscreen in a country with one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world, a specialist dermatologist says

People living with gout are often undertreated or inadequately treated, leaving them suffering from regular flare-ups or quitting treatment altogether, new data shows

Despite the break for Easter, there’s been lots going on. Here’s what got our readers talking online

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Sunscreen should be GST-free in a country with such high skin cancer rates, a dermatologist says

People with gout are often under-treated or inadequately treated, new data shows

Some practices are choosing patients based on health, amid a rise in closed books and limited enrolments, researchers say

The primary care conference season starts in March with the Goodfellow Symposium, closely followed by the National Rural Health Conference

A Ministry of Health staffer who allegedly leaked information to the media “no longer works” there

Aotearoa and Northern Ireland share a deep connection to the land and the contest to revitalise indigenous culture and traditions, writes deputy editor Patrice Dougan