The Government and Auckland Business Chamber have entered a memorandum of understanding which will enable mental health and wellbeing resources for business owners to be freely available, Small ...

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The Minister for Disability Issues, Hon. Louise Upston, has confirmed that there will be no funding increase for disabled adults in aged care, but has asked the Aged Care Association to be involved in ...

Dr Achmad acknowledged the commitment and tireless advocacy of health practitioners, researchers and FASD experts, including those with living experience, as they work together to make meaningful ...

On 25th September the Minister for Health, Dr Shane Reti, announced new initiatives relating to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) at a symposium in Tāmaki-Makaurau. Dr Reti acknowledged that FASD ...

“Bagged potting mix and compost can contain Legionella bacteria, which when breathed in, can cause Legionnaires’ disease” says Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public ...

Scientists are using latest metagenomic technology to identify the presence of acute gastrointestinal disease-causing microbes in drinking water as part of a Te Niwha-funded project to understand the ...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and Rural Communities Minister Mark Patterson have announced the Government has appointed Wayne Langford to the Board of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission ...

New mathematical modelling of measles cases in England suggests, although the MMR vaccine remains highly protective against measles infections for life, the increase in the proportion of cases in ...

The Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry into Disability (as part of the Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry), which is currently under way, has also seen evidence from claimants and expert witnesses that the ...

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Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says the new peer support service launched in Middlemore’s Emergency Department today is a positive step towards improving mental health outcomes.