Hospital patients to be discharged quicker this winter, unions concerned
Figures covering a two-week period at the height of winter showed Wellington Hospital’s ED was at 223% capacity…
The right way to stop taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, according to doctors
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On The Up: Fund for lung disease patients continues Whangārei woman’s legacy
Despite much of her short years spent in hospital, she had a long list of achievements, including graduating…
Children in psychosis need more help — and so do their families
I am sitting in a firm recliner with a wipeable surface during a two-day hospital admission for testing…
GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Pharmac said it was closely monitoring supply risks associated with the crisis. The impact of travel costs was…
Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving more than 56,000 patients served…
PepGen Announces Topline Results from Lowest Dose (5 mg/kg) MAD Cohort in the Ongoing Phase 2 FREEDOM2 Study Demonstrating Favorable Safety, Splicing and vHOT Data
– PGN-EDODM1 was generally well-tolerated with all adverse events mild or moderate and no serious adverse events reported…
Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
Hundreds of regional patients travel to Whanganui for quicker MRI appointments
As of March 11, 294 patients have travelled from Wellington, Kāpiti Coast, Hutt Valley, Taranaki and Wairarapa for…
ADHD patients face another year of medication shortages in Whanganui
Wicksteed Pharmacy (Whanganui) and Eliza’s Pharmacy (Waverley) pharmacist Shannon Burroughs said the shortages made filling prescriptions harder and,…
What medicine can learn from the Undiagnosed Diseases Program
For decades, five siblings in rural Kentucky were slowly turning to stone. After walking for just a few…
Scientists Just Found Something Rather Grim That Happens When You Stop Taking GLP-1s
Much has been said about how GLP-1s are “miracle” drugs, providing myriad health benefits beyond weight loss or…