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The body representing New Zealand natural product manufacturers says the lack of modern regulation for the sector means New Zealand companies continue to struggle to compete on the world stage

Pharmacy and the broader health sector is today reacting to the news that prime minister Christopher Luxon has stood down health minister Shane Reti after just 15 months in the role. Mr Luxon is replacing Dr Reti with former transport minister Simeon Brown.  

The mooted introduction of copayment charges for lab testing services has been ruled out by health minister Shane Reti, despite lobbying from private-sector providers to allow this

The decision to end a targeted bowel screening programme for Māori and Pacific peoples “is wrong on so many levels, it’s offensive”, says former Te Aka Whai Ora clinical director Rawiri McKree Jansen 

PSNZ has named the top intern and top preceptors of 2024. The winners were Olive Harvey North as the top intern and Life Pharmacy Matamata’s Louise Hofer as top preceptor

A briefing paper to health minister shows private lab providers have been lobbying the Government to allow copayment charges for lab tests and services

The Pharmacy Guild is now offering continuing professional development to members via the Australasian College of Pharmacy. 

This article looks at the strengths and limitations of pre-travel advice provided by an artificial intelligence chatbot

Dietitian Sarah MacAvoy discusses the symptoms of Parkinson disease that affect a person’s ability to maintain good nutrition and those that can be improved with dietary strategies. She also looks at how food and medications interact

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse discusses the latest report from Alzheimer’s Disease International, which focuses on global attitudes towards dementia