Repealing the smokefree Act in Aotearoa New Zealand preserves the tobacco excise as a revenue stream for the country’s government but also benefits the tobacco industry.
Staff and patients currently face challenges when accessing interpreter services, leading to a low uptake of services in a hospital setting.
Specialist colleges and societies have a critical role in guiding the health care sector’s transition to a lower emissions future.
Building more and better living space is crucial to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal people living in remote areas, yet the current model of remote housing is failing to improve conditions.
The normalisation of gambling means it is often overlooked as an underlying source of harm, but gambling-related suicides could be prevented with the right strategies and support.
Now is the time for “futurists” to start dreaming and for general practice to engage with generative AI.
Molecular epidemiology of HIV is indispensable for guiding evidence-based interventions, improving health outcomes, and ultimately working towards ending HIV transmission.
Our understanding of long COVID is still evolving and incomplete, but the future looks brighter as we move beyond “what is it?” to “what can we do about it?”
With growing recognition that the social and emotional needs of women are not being met in their maternity care, it is vital that we understand the needs of the people who use our maternity care systems.
