Rotorua firm futureproofs New Zealand’s hand sanitiser supply chain
Rotorua’s Damar Industries has launched SaniHero, a brand of hand sanitisers and related sanitising products.
The New Zealand-owned business announced today it has the capacity to produce one million litres of hand sanitiser a month...
Lighting the way to fight COVID-19 and other viruses
AgResearch and its partners have secured funding to develop a unique technology
that uses different forms of light to kill the virus causing COVID-19 and other harmful
viruses that can linger in commercial and public places.
Scientists...
Kiwis stockpile paracetamol, the basis of most calls to National Poisons Centre
While paracetamol was the most common substance of enquiry for calls to the National Poisons Centre in 2018, new research reveals most New Zealanders have large quantities of the painkiller stockpiled in their homes.
In...
NZDA congratulates Kiwi winner of International College of Dentists grant
New Zealand dentist Dr Haneen Alayan has been awarded the 2020 International College of Dentists (ICD) Young Dentists Volunteer grant.
Haneen works as a dentist in Gore and teaches dental students at the University of...
Op-Ed: Aaron Davy: How misdirected kindness can hamper aid
Goods sent through the generosity of the public in response to an emergency is not a new phenomenon. However the history of emergency responses similar to the Samoa measles epidemic includes numerous examples of...
The $29 million question: Aged care sector questions Ombudsman’s monitoring role
The Office of the Ombudsman has been allocated $29 million over the next four years to fulfil the additional United Nations monitoring obligations identified by the Minister of Justice on 6 June 2018.
This involves...
Are pharma companies courting Kiwi nurses?
Nurses are increasingly targeted by pharmaceutical companies around the world and a Wellington academic says that understanding the complexities of marketing should be part of nursing education and healthcare policy in this country.
A recent...
Cannabis legislation outpacing medical profession
The legislative changes to allow medicinal cannabis in New Zealand are outpacing the medical and legal frameworks doctors work in, according to researchers from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand writing in the...
Model of care for low back pain
Researchers are looking into an effective model of care for patients with back pain in New Zealand, in a bid to address what is a costly and growing problem.
Sacked board member back as one of four commissioners overseeing Waikato DHB
A sacked member of the Waikato District Health Board is back as one of three commissioners appointed to take over the reins of the organisation.
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