Manawatū, Bay of Plenty pharmacists pick up 1257 mistakes in prescriptions in a week
An audit at 68 pharmacies in Manawatū and Bay of Plenty found 26 percent of mistakes by prescribers…
Govt to double amount of clinical psychologists: Mental Health Minister
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey said the government is on track to double number of clinical psychologists. Photo:…
New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers…
Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers…
The KiwiSaver members wiping out their balances
Some KiwiSaver members are withdrawing all of their funds for hardship reasons. Photo: RNZ As many as 30…
Codeine stocks in short supply
Photo: RNZ /Dom Thomas Stocks of the prescription-only painkiller codeine are in short supply due to shipping delays.…
How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
Car headlights cut through the darkness of an early morning bootcamp. Photo: Ke-Xin Li It’s 6am in Pukehina…
New Zealand at risk of running out of some medicines if global catastrophe strikes – study
The study looked at 10 medicines including aspirin, amoxicillin and prednisone. File picture. Photo: 123RF New Zealand is…
Lifeline to cut operations if funding shortfall not plugged
Photo: 123RF A mental health support service says it will have to reduce its operations if it cannot…
Rode’s all-in-one video production console is now smaller and cheaper
Rode has announced a new version of the Rodecaster Video portable production console it launched just over a…