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 ...
Health NZ seeks feedback on care for dying children
RNZ reported last month the country had no specialists available to look after kids needing palliative care as the only ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Police criticised for not sharing Whanganui man’s suicide risk when taking him to Christchurch Hospital
WARNING: This article discusses suicide and may be upsetting to some readers. When a man was picked up by police at a ...
Whanganui family harm, domestic violence reports rise, but new response brings success
Family harm incidents are increasing in Whanganui, but agencies say increased reporting and new ways of responding are ...
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Australian black market tobacco sparks fire bombings, budget hole
With a pack of 25 cigarettes costing up to A$50 (S$42.18) or more, many smokers have turned to illicit tobacco. Read more at ...
Global aid effort begins for Myanmar quake relief
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread ...
5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come first
The pandemic – and the emergency responses to it – laid bare fissures in New Zealand society, while permanently shifting the ...