7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (388+ words) Rowan Quinn of RNZ Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. Epidemiologist Michael Baker said data so far, including high hospitalisation rates, pointed to a likely big increase in the number of fatalities. However, that would not…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (66+ words) NZDoctor Registered pharmacist Lucy Broughton discusses antidepressant withdrawal, including the symptoms experienced, how to distinguish it from relapse, why it happens and how to prevent it. Flexible tapering strategies are outlined as key to successful antidepressant discontinuation in primary care…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (738+ words) Tom Baker is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Salene Schloffel-Armstrong is a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau After nearly a decade…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (485+ words) Fiji is experiencing one of the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemics, with implications that extend well beyond its borders. Travel, migration, labour and family links mean the epidemic is also relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand's (NZ) public health goals. Key epidemiological…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (279+ words) The TIAKI podcast launches today: a six-episode series on the health and wellbeing of Māori who leave prisons, and on what an Aotearoa New Zealand without the harms of prisons could look like. The podcast is hosted by Associate Professor…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (968+ words) Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in its provision of disability services for tāngata whaikaha Māori, saying their voices have been "made invisible" within the system. Hauwhaikaha - The Disability…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) Lifejackets will need to be worn, not just carried, on recreational craft 6 metres or less after Hon Dr Shane Reti’s bill was passed unanimously by Parliament today. “Passing this bill has been described as the biggest drowning prevention opportunity in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (166+ words) nzdoctor.co.nz Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership HIV care near the end of life: When to stop antiretroviral therapy Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola discusses approaching the end of life with HIV, including modern causes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) Verrall, MMP and 10-year health plan lead readers’ election picks NZDoctor Website intended for a New Zealand health professional readership Verrall, MMP and 10-year health plan lead readers’ election picks Forget those other political polls – where they ask you the…...