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This year’s Hospice Awareness Week comes as hospices struggle to keep their doors open because of a lack of Government funding and nurses’ chances of fair pay shattered by the removal of their pay ...
Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of ...
A Taranaki health service says vulnerable patients are about to lose dedicated help during complex, often frightening medical ...
A new roadside drug-testing regime may see law-abiding citizens with legal prescriptions barred from driving for a period of 12 hours, reports Jody Hopkinson ...
While the exact causes of OCD are unclear, researchers know that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in its development. OCD can run in families; studies attribute between 40% to 65% of ...
The UK's public health service, the NHS, has rapidly expanded outsourcing since 2008 to try to cut public waitlists. It now ...
Problems with the hospital's "too small" emergency department are outlined in information prepared for former Health Minister ...
With a fresh new format, this year’s GP25 is more than a conference – it’s an opportunity to reset, writes RNZCGP medical director Luke Bradford ...
This year’s Hospice Awareness Week comes as hospices struggle to keep their doors open because of a lack of Government funding and nurses’ chances of fair pay shattered by the removal of their pay ...
With burnout among medical students at one in two, speaking to a student from the University of Otago for his podcast, Dr Sam Hazledine was shocked to hear that when it comes to exam time, it is even ...
Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of ...