Today about 18,000 health workers in more than 100 Allied professions – including physiotherapists, social workers, and laboratory scientists – are being offered a proposed pay equity settlement to honour the true value of the work they do. Most people covered by this claim will receive a pay increase of around 20 per cent, should ...
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Richie Poulton CNZM, New Zealand Clinical Psychologist and long-serving Director of the University of Otago’s renowned Dunedin Study. Professor Poulton’s distinguished career has had a positive impact in both New Zealand and internationally. He was the Director of the University ...
– PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets) will be available on the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule to more people who are vulnerable to severe infection from COVID-19, including those with disabilities and with one or more severe health conditions that have resulted in severe frailty or vulnerability. – Changes to access criteria are effective from ...
An Australian meal replacement and weight loss phenomenon has launched in New Zealand to take a bite out of the fast-growing weight management market. The Man Shake is expanding into the New Zealand market one year after its founder, Australian rugby league legend Adam MacDougall, sold a majority stake in its parent company Cranky Health ...
Increasing taxes on alcohol, reducing its availability and banning alcohol marketing would bring significant health gains for New Zealanders, particularly for Māori, a modelling study from researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington shows. The modelling looked at the impact of several measures: a 50 per cent increase in the tax on alcohol; reducing the ...
A dramatic surge in Google searches related to breast cancer in the last year has not correlated with an increase in mammogram participation. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is warning this signals a concerning trend about the state of breast cancer in Aotearoa. The charity’s analysis of Google Trends has found ...
From the deep south to the Far North, Hato Hone St John is embarking on a nationwide mission to empower 10,000 people with essential lifesaving skills. As part the organisation’s annual Shocktober campaign, more than 20 New Zealand communities will host 3 Steps for Life training sessions – starting with Stewart Island on 1 October ...
The level of physical activity among young people in New Zealand varies widely between sociodemographic groups, indicating the need to think about how we promote physical activity, research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows. PhD student Tom Bergen (Ngāti Ruanui) studied the physical activity of 6,906 adolescents aged from 12 to 17 between 2017 ...
Midwives from the Waikato have launched a campaign to save their primary birthing facility. The operators of Birthcare Huntly, Evolution Healthcare, intend to close the unit on October 31st citing declining usage, staff shortages and financial deficits as the reasons. A successful recruitment drive by midwives has seen five now base themselves in North Waikato ...
Years of advocacy for the screening age to be lowered by Bowel Cancer New Zealand has resulted in a commitment from both major political parties to bring bowel screening from 45 years old. The charity welcomes the news from last night’s leaders’ debate as it will save many lives, especially with the rising incidence of ...