It also fails to provide an overall assessment of the effectiveness of individual and multiple combined measures designed to ...

She says when applied to firearms policy, key protective measures such as firearm licensing, registration, safe storage, and restrictions on semi-automatic firearms must work together to minimise ...

Last night, Callaghan Innovation told 63 workers their roles were being made redundant, including 16 commercialisation roles, 14 scientists and engineers, 6 Māori Innovation roles, and others working ...

"This litigation is aimed at stopping these rushed and damaging cuts, which will endanger the lives of patients, and see thousands of dedicated health workers lose their jobs," said Fleur Fitzsimons, ...

Qestral Corporation, a well-resourced retirement village developer and operator, has purchased a Christchurch central city medical practice and is seeking a part-time general practitioner to be ...

University of Queensland research using “natural killer” cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years.

If you've been following the news, you may have seen that later this month Dr Nicholas Jones, New Zealand’s Director of Public Health, will return to his substantive role as Medical Officer of Health ...

A review of ACC’s investment strategy and how it manages the nearly $50 billion it invests. This is being led by investment consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, who have considerable global asset ...

“Under a less-restrictive model, the study suggests that appropriate measures could be introduced to minimise the rise in youth vaping, such as restricting the sale of product to licenses retail ...

“These medicines will give people more treatment options and help them to live well for longer,” says Pharmac’s Director Equity and Engagement, Dr Nicola Ngawati. “We expect about 180 people will ...

Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Pharmac David Seymour, and Health Minister Simeon Brown welcome Pharmac’s decision to fund medicines for a further five health conditions, including ...

The increasing availability of these and other synthetic drugs led the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to warn in August 2024 that “there has never been a more dangerous time to take [illegal] drugs” ...