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Otago University Students' Association welfare and equity representative Kaia Kahurangi-Jamieson said cases of the skin condition caused by a parasitic mite spiked last August and seemed to be on the rise again

Swine flu is making a comeback in New Zealand and we’re more susceptible to it, but it’s not clear yet whether that will mean a bad flu season 

A Northland pharmacist says a costly and lengthy process makes life difficult for some overseas-trained pharmacists wanting to live and work in New Zealand

The Pharmacy Team Relief fund closed after an extended deadline but still returned thousands of dollars to the Crown 

Pharmacists are among 32 health sector roles newly added to an immigration green list aimed at making New Zealand a more attractive destination for foreign workers

Te Whatu Ora has recovered more than $680,000 from pharmacies that claimed inappropriately for the schizophrenia injection paliperidone and says this may not be the only drug incorrectly dispensed and claimed for

When Napier resident Craig Colhoun saw his children building Lego houses with towers to keep safe from the rain after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, he recognised their play as a mechanism to process trauma.

The high failure rate for intern assessments has spurred pharmacy students into action 

WellSouth Primary Health Network has created two new pharmacist roles aimed at improving health outcomes for Māori and Pacific communities in Otago and Southland

Health authorities have written a stern letter to pharmacies, saying an audit suggests a small percentage of paliperidone claims are erroneous, but the issues could be widespread