public health

In the News | Published: 08 August 201811 February 2019

An independent review has outlined shortcomings of the national bowel screening programme (NBSP) pilot and made a range of recommendations for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 July 201812 February 2019

The Samoan Government has seized supplies of the MMR vaccine following the deaths of two children. Reports suggest two children, […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 July 201812 February 2019

The latest annual Ministry of Health report on the quality of New Zealand’s drinking water has revealed 19 per cent of people are exposed […]

In the News | Published: 22 June 201812 February 2019

Despite improvements in stroke prevention and management, the number of strokes in New Zealand will increase by 40 per cent […]

In the News | Published: 19 June 201812 February 2019

Video game ‘loot boxes’ – boxes with randomised rewards inside that players can purchase – can meet the structural and […]

In the News | Published: 08 June 201812 February 2019

Violence has become so commonplace in emergency departments that staff have become apathetic about reporting it, a Christchurch study published […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 May 201813 February 2019

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative think tank argues that quitting cold turkey doesn’t work for all smokers […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 May 201813 February 2019

A Cochrane review of 26 studies across 73,000 women has found the HPV vaccine effectively protects young women against cervical […]

In the News | Published: 07 May 201813 February 2019

The only real cure for rotting teeth is ending poverty, according to a report released this morning from the Child […]

In the News | Published: 03 May 201812 February 2019

District Health Boards are urging people to get the seasonal influenza vaccine as the flu season kicks off and hospitals […]