Infectious Disease

THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Service is continuing to monitor pertussis numbers following the release of Environmental Science and Research data showing 224 notified cases recorded since the start of the year.

Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola looks at the evidence for doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention tool for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

The reclassification of Maviret means that specially trained pharmacists and nurses can now prescribe the medicine for patients with hepatitis C – a world first

The National Public Health Service is continuing to monitor pertussis numbers following the release of Environmental Science and Research data showing 224 notified cases recorded since the start of the year

Experts are calling for an urgent upgrade to New Zealand’s mask policies to protect vulnerable people, Patrice Dougan reports

Mark Thomas and Stephen Ritchie explain how dramatically reducing antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections can make life better for patients, and for the health system

Pseudoephedrine-based cold and flu medications can now be purchased from pharmacists

Health experts are warning Kiwis to be vigilant this winter with new data showing hospital admissions in Auckland for acute respiratory diseases are up 13% on the same time last year.^[1]

Te Whatu Ora is calling on health professionals to be alert as the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases increases

New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says