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Free GP and dental visits, an expansion of the Minor Ailments Scheme, tikanga Māori-led maternity care and the removal of the $5 prescription charge are all on the agenda for a Green Party-led government

More people could have access to funded antiviral treatments for COVID-19 later this year if Pharmac’s new proposal is approved

A new roadside drug-testing regime may see law-abiding citizens with legal prescriptions barred from driving for a period of 12 hours, reports Jody Hopkinson

A list of pay equity claims likely to be scrapped under the Government’s change to the Equal Pay Act 1972 reveals the health sector workers affected

Nearly 100 per cent of those who took part in a first of its kind pharmacy-based programme to supply antenatal anti-D prophylaxis strongly support the initiative

Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope explains how you can increase the number of people attempting to quit smoking, and how to increase the chances of quit attempts succeeding

This article reviews vaccines that help reduce demand on health services over winter

Clinical writer Noni Richards discusses the effective management of upper respiratory tract infections, including symptom assessment, patient education, appropriate product recommendations and preventive strategies

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on smoking cessation

The cutting edge is a nice place to hunt for new music. Although nothing is really new, a formidable skill in recycling and a perpetually refreshing audience makes this matter little. Here is another of this month’s favourites