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Recently released findings by a Cancer Research UK-funded study on saliva genetic testing for prostate cancer have been met with a guarded response by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand

An ongoing increase in families declining childhood vaccines has emerged in the latest quarterly report on PHO performance, at the same time as a slight increase in immunisation rates

A Treasury report to finance minister Nicola Willis confirms the Government has been considering a funding injection for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora to help the agency remain financially viable

Dunedin pharmacist Peter Barron was a sometimes-controversial figure, but his friends and colleagues remember him fondly. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The number of thefts from pharmacies has skyrocketed since 2023. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

A Kaikōura pharmacy owner has been fighting for a patient on opioid substitution to get his licence returned after he tested positive for THC. Jody Hopkinson reports

Clinical writer Noni Richards summarises the assessment, treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections

Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope reviews the prevention and management of migraines

With winter just around the corner, pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen looks at plants that can support immune defences during the cold and flu season

Below are the answers to the Healthcare Handbook Education Path quiz on migraines