Child Health

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports

Childhood vaccinations have long been the preserve of GPs and WellChild Tamariki Ora, but with COVID-19 expanding pharmacists’ horizons, could that change? Ruth Brown reports

AFT Pharmaceuticals has gained regulatory approval to sell Maxigesic Oral Liquid in Italy and Malta.

New research reveals that a significant number of babies are not being fed in accordance with New Zealand’s infant feeding guidelines and this puts them at greater risk for childhood obesity

Ingenuity, humility and generosity are just a few of the traits that give Bruce Arroll, head of the department of general practice and primary healthcare at the University of Auckland, the X factor

The Government’s new scheme of providing free period products in schools nationwide will be a “circuit breaker”, says Wellington academic Terry Fleming 

The holidays are over and around New Zealand kids are heading back to the classroom. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about common ailments children might encounter at school and what pharmacy staff can do to help parents protect them 

The results of a report showing high rates for tooth decay, respiratory conditions like asthma and skin infections in New Zealand children is not “new news” for Auckland nurse Pat Mitchell 

Consultant paediatrician Rebecca Hayman and house officer Melissa Hassan describe how you can help children and their whānau manage constipation, a common and challenging problem 

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney asked new mothers why they visited their pharmacy in the first six weeks after childbirth – this is what she found out