While the exact causes of OCD are unclear, researchers know that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in its development. OCD can run in families; studies attribute between 40% to 65% of ...

A new roadside drug-testing regime may see law-abiding citizens with legal prescriptions barred from driving for a period of ...

The UK's public health service, the NHS, has rapidly expanded outsourcing since 2008 to try to cut public waitlists. It now ...

Problems with the hospital's "too small" emergency department are outlined in information prepared for former Health Minister ...

Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to ...

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The person at the centre of a new measles alert in Auckland is a crew member on a Fullers360 ferry, the company has confirmed ...

Southern Cross Health Trust has made a three-year commitment to fund key nursing positions at the Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch City Missions, supporting vital healthcare for those most in ...

It is not as headline-grabbing, but investing in long-term social media education for young people instead of pursuing a blanket ban for under-16s will reap better results. So says the New Zealand ...

The BMA has shared “heartbreaking” stories from GPs who are struggling to find any or enough work in the NHS, as the unemployment crisis in general practice deepens. Speaking at the UK Local Medical ...

Health Coalition Aotearoa strongly supports Dr Ayesha Verrall’s new Tobacco Transparency Bill, launched this week, which - if supported by a majority of MPs - will help protect public health policy ...

Pharmac is funding more medicines for people with skin cancer (melanoma), from 1 June 2025. The decision includes widening access to pembrolizumab (branded as Keytruda) and funding dabrafenib (branded ...