Fifteen minutes isn't enough: Fixing the GP crisis
A crisis in primary health care is worsening and calls are increasing for some hospital funding to be diverted to GPs.
As healthcare crisis worsens, New Zealand government pushes for privatisation
NZ’s right-wing government is exploiting the crisis of unmet need, caused by decades of underfunding of public healthcare, to ...
New Zealand facing crisis in paediatric palliative care as sole specialist on leave
In addition to the absence of the specialist doctor, a clinical nurse specialist within Starship's paediatric palliative care ...
New tech to help doctors reduce risks from antibiotic resistance crisis
The project will prompt doctors to prescribe more safely, to reduce the looming risk of antimicrobial resistance, which one professor describes as: "A silent pandemic that is occurring globally." ...
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A quarter-century of film, conversation, and change
One week, three venues, and 33 screenings later, the 25th annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival changed lives this past ...
Hindustan Times10d
Mysterious happiness crisis among young people: What is really going on?
Researchers Jean Twenge and David Blanchflower analyzed eleven studies spanning six countries—Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand ... severely affect their health, happiness and longevity.
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Debate over proposed health advisory group
Whakatāne District Council voted on Thursday to investigate a proposal by Mayor Victor Luca to establish a health advisory ...
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Whether through co-payment schemes, mandatory insurance or expanded private-sector involvement, we must explore solutions for sustainability
The government’s recent decision to significantly increase public hospital fees has reignited concerns about the long-term sustainability of the system. Hong Kong’s reliance on a tax-funded ...