Regulations that will soon allow podiatrists to prescribe certain medicines have been approved, giving patients with painful foot and leg conditions better access to healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced
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Media release from Simeon Brown, minister of health
Physiotherapy patients are waiting too long to be allowed to return to work, likely costing ACC millions of dollars in compensation payments it should not be paying because of delays in getting GPs to sign return to work certificates
The Government is making changes to prescriber regulations, giving New Zealanders better access to medicines, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour say
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Media release from Simeon Brown, minister of health and David Seymour, associate minister of health
Pfizer New Zealand and BioNTech announce Medsafe’s consent for JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine and its availability from January 2025. The updated COVID-19 vaccine can be given to adults and children 6 months and older
Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming Cabinet’s decision to enable medicines to be approved in less than 30 days if the product has approval from two recognised overseas jurisdictions
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Media release from David Seymour, associate minister of health
Researchers are seeking more people living with treatment-resistant depression to join a novel trial combining oral ketamine with a proven form of psychotherapy, in the hope they can stay well for longer
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes