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

An early example of Pilgrim respect for the humanity of Native Americans came from the pen of Edward Winslow. Winslow was one of the chief Pilgrim founders of Plymouth. In 1622, just two years after ...

To mimic Alzheimer’s disease, the team of US-based scientists used mice that had been genetically altered to have a build-up ...

"These cuts are expected to harm Pacific Communities and significantly impact the future of the Pacific health workforce. Any cuts to Pacific Services will have a significant impact on people and ...

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said the government was committed to the Smokefree 2025 goal, and a "final push" to ...

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says an upcoming change to the Employment Relations Act will enable employers to ensure they have the right fit for their high impact ...

The government’s proposed legislation oversimplifies a deeply complex issue. Protecting young people requires long-term ...

Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti says the National Public Health Service should concentrate its focus on prioritising serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. “Earlier this week I was ...

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“That brings the total number of whooping cough cases for 2024 to 1,009,” Dr Matt Reid, Public Health Medicine Specialist, National Public Health Service said.

In healthcare, this means targeting interventions to reduce the unique challenges faced by Māori, such as poorer access to care and higher rates of chronic illness. Ethnicity is a critical determinant ...