June 2020

Artemisia annua extract, a key ingredient in the controversial dietary supplement Arthrem, was classified as a prescription medicine last month

Stay Well Pharmacy owner Mark Webster talks to reporter Anna Lee about pushing the boundaries in pharmacy and his passion for karate

Race relations commissioner Meng Foon is seeking answers from the Ministry of Health as to why Asian communities appear to be under-represented in COVID-19 testing rates

The resumption of health services post-COVID-19 must have an “explicit focus on equity”, says Auckland GP and National Hauora Coalilion clinical director Rawiri Jansen

New Zealand-based weight loss and wellbeing programme Taste Success has launched its wholefoods offering at its first pharmacy – Unichem Cashel Pharmacy in Christchurch. Anna Lee reports

The COVID-19 lockdown has been a stressful time for all New Zealanders and doubly so for many residents with English as a second language

In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary

AFT Pharmaceuticals has achieved a strong result for the year ending 31 March. The company’s full-year results posted on 20 May show a net profit of $12.7 million, up from a $2.4 million loss for the previous year. 

Jonathan Roberts, director of Moore Markhams Auckland, outlines the scale of the country’s economic plunge into the red, and how Budget 2020 shapes up

Nipple hair is a potentially embarrassing problem for women and one that can signal other changes. Darshana Kanjee, pharmacist at Life Pharmacy Dunedin, discusses her approach to screening for women who should see a GP, and helping others with pharmacy solutions