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With testosterone gel now available and funded in New Zealand, sexual health specialist Massimo Giola explains why it is the preferred therapy for masculinisation and how people might go about switching to it

The coalition government’s dismantling of Te Aka Whai Ora demonstrated “reckless disregard for the Maaori–Crown relationship”, says a report released today by the Waitangi Tribunal 

Seventy-seven cases of whooping cough were reported for the week ending Friday 22 November, with the Southern region seeing the most cases, at 12 

UPDATED: Te Whatu Ora staff were today given more details on the agency’s latest job-cut proposal, which, according to the Public Service Association, could see almost 1500 jobs axed

After two years with not one applicant for the full-time pharmacist role at Ohakune Pharmacy, the owner is temporarily changing the service model; the pharmacy will become a depot

The government is funding 50 new senior doctors, and more nurses, to fix critical shortages in rural, mental health, maternity and critical care specialities

Pharmacists who applied for the 2024 intake of the voluntary bonding scheme, intended to entice more staff to rural areas, are still waiting to hear if their applications have been approved over six months after applications have closed

The Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled against two GPs for inappropriately issuing medical certificates for COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemptions

PSNZ is calling on the Government to urgently fund a pharmacy minor-ailments scheme to enable the pharmacy sector to plug the gaps in general practice service. 

The General Practice Owners Association is criticising the Government for its lack of action on a revised funding model for general practice