Deborah L Harris, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Kathy Holloway, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Nurse practitioners can write prescriptions and help people with chronic conditions. As New Zealand struggles with GP shortages, these highly skilled nurses could step into the gap.
Some IV fluids are in short supply due to higher-than-expected demand and manufacturing issues. But why do IV fluids contain different chemicals? And why can’t they be interchanged when one runs low?
The Federal Court has dismissed a class action against the makers of Roundup, saying there’s not enough evidence the active ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer.
Lupus is two to four times more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It’s also tends to be more severe, with higher rates of kidney failure than non-Indigenous people with lupus.
If only there were a simple and effort-free way to defy the ravages of time. But as is so often the case, the real-world significance of these findings falls a fair way short of the hype.
Kim Davis, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Alma Fulurija, The Kids Research Institute Australia, and Myra Hardy, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Both can get better by themselves. But one can lead to rare and serious complications.
Emerging evidence suggests LB.1 could be more transmissible than earlier Omicron subvariants, but there’s nothing to suggest it will cause more severe disease.
Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Richard Edlin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The Associate Health Minister’s letter of expectations for Pharmac includes things that could fundamentally alter its core objective of getting the best health outcomes within its budget.
Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne