Māori Health

A programme that funds community pharmacies to provide free treatment for head lice and skin infections has been a big hit with the public in the Bay of Plenty. Jody Hopkinson investigates

A programme that funds community pharmacies to provide free treatment for head lice and skin infections has been a big hit with the public in the Bay of Plenty. Jody Hopkinson investigates

A feasiblity trial on the potential therapeutic use of mushroom-derived psilocybin is set to begin this month

A University of Otago research team led by specialist GP Sue Crengle hopes to have an equitable lung cancer screening pathway ready to go in four years

Associate health minister David Seymour, the minister responsible for Pharmac, has told the drug-buying agency he no longer expects it to consider how it can contribute to embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi across the health sector

The rapid-response home-visiting team of Auckland outreach vaccination service, Uri Ririki Child Health Connection Centre, was disestablished at the end of last month.

Kaupapa Māori healthcare providers are facing wide-ranging funding cuts on 30 June, following the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora

The withdrawal of free flu vaccines for all under-12s this winter has seen a 42 per cent reduction in children getting vaccinated to date, according to Te Whatu Ora statistics

A mobile-pharmacist role in the South Island is helping Māori patients get reviews of their medications and understand the reasons for taking them

A mobile-pharmacist role in the South Island is helping Māori patients get reviews of their medications and understand the reasons for taking them. Fiona Cassie reports