AFT Pharmaceuticals (NZX.AFT, ASX.AFP) advises of the release yesterday evening (28 October) by the High Court at Auckland of its judgment upholding in part claims by PBL Solutions Limited (PBL) against AFT, and dismissing others.
At Pharmac’s regular monthly Board meeting held today, the Board endorsed the action plan proposed by the chief executive and senior leadership team to improve the organisation’s culture
Eight top health experts have been appointed to lead Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora’s first National Clinical Networks, being established to reduce variations in access to health services and deliver more consistent health outcomes for New Zealanders, the agencies announced today.
The granting of a licence to cultivate indigenous fungi containing psilocybin, the active compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, is the first of its kind in New Zealand and a major milestone in a Māori health science collaboration led by RangiwahoMarae, based south of Gisborne.
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Press release from Rangiwaho Marae and Rua Bioscience
The few medical facilities still operating in northern Gaza are under unimaginable duress, with many medical staff being forced to flee to the south, as the Israeli strikes are relentless
The University of Otago is proud to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Moana Theodore (Ngāpuhi) as the new Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (Dunedin Study)
There is considerable support from New Zealanders for government to take policy action to reduce people’s exposure to alcohol and dietary cancer risk factors in their environment, new research from the University of Otago shows
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Joint Media Release from the Cancer Society and the University of Otago
The Digital Health Association (DHA) is urging the incoming government to create a digital health academy to support New Zealand’s health workforce to upskill in the use of digital tools and literacy, and to receive appropriate cyber security training
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Media Release from the Digital Health Association (DHA)
A doctor has been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights (the Code) for sharing a document containing anti-vaccination misinformation to a woman with COVID-19
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Media Release from the Health and Disability Commissioner
Academic pharmacist Nataly Martini provides key information on Helicobacter pylori pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes