Diabetes

A New Zealand cancer patient died after a liver resection where the surgeon did not know the cancer had spread to the lungs and prostate

A New Zealand cancer patient died after a liver resection where the surgeon did not know the cancer had spread to the lungs and prostate

After numerous attempts to get Pharmac to fund adrenalin auto-injectors for anaphylaxis, the drug-fund­ing agency has placed the devices on its “options for funding list”

Medtech GP of the Year Glen Davies hates the word patient

A hidden epidemic has been burning away in New Zealand for 30 years, and right now threatens to overwhelm our health system

Sunday is World Diabetes Day and Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found  setting goals could help people better live with the disease – or avoid it altogether

A hidden epidemic has been burning away in New Zealand for 30 years, and right now threatens to overwhelm our health system

A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips, has been bought closer to reality by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI).

Rust Ave Medical Centre in Whangārei became the first general practice to receive accreditation for completing the RNZCGP’s Cornerstone quality programme, which launched in April last year.