Low-sensory vaccination clinic launching in Palmerston North
MidCentral DHB (MDHB) will run its first low-sensory vaccination clinic on Thursday 16 September, 2021, at the Milson Community Centre in Palmerston North.
This clinic offers a vaccination opportunity for those who have sensory needs,...
Lethal SCARs: Serious drug allergies and patient care
This article briefly revisits types of serious drug allergies and presents a range of preventative nursing strategies. By Marian Bland and Lesley Batten
Making the next period sustainable
Companies want to provide schools with resources to help educate students about using sustainable menstrual products.
Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ is spreading worldwide, WHO experts warn
At least three people worldwide are infected with totally untreatable "superbug" strains of gonorrhoea which they are likely to be spreading to others through sex, the World Health Organisation has warned.
Medical abortions could be safely performed in any good medical centre
Current legal restrictions on who can approve and carry out abortions and where they can be performed create inequities, risks and are a “shocking” waste of the health dollar, argues the women’s health nurses’ college.
Kiwis prescribed more antibiotics than Europeans
New Zealand health professionals are being urged to think twice before prescribing antibiotics as WHO releases statistics showing Kiwis are prescribed 36 tonnes of antibiotics a year and more frequently than in Europe.
Mother’s paramedic dream shattered by St John ambulance anaesthetic change
A Tauranga mother of four who has always dreamed of becoming a paramedic has been barred from volunteering on St John ambulances because they have changed their main anaesthetic to one that could kill her.
Most acupuncture websites likely breaching Medicines Act
A new study finds a majority of acupuncture companies' websites are likely breaching of the Medicines Act by claiming their service can prevent or cure various diseases.
600 Middlemore Hospital patients to be screened after discovery of drug-resistant organism
About 600 Middlemore patients will be tested after a person admitted to a ward was found to be carrying an organism resistant to a powerful group of antibiotics.
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