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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Cathy Stephenson
+News Shock pregnancy for patient after doctor failed to replace contraceptive implant A non-binary patient with a fear of getting pregnant had their contraceptive implant removed but not replaced, leading to an accidental pregnancy [Image: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition] Essentials
A non-binary patient fell pregnant after believing their contraceptive implant had been replaced.
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1 month ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Amelia Jenkinson |Cathy Stephenson |Swee T Tan
+News New Zealander of the Year: Women’s health researcher Bev Lawton Newly crowned Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Bev Lawton [Image: Supplied] Essentials
Professor Bev Lawton has been named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2025.
Her pioneering work in women’s health, and , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here. Related Articles
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2 months ago | 
sea-technology.com | Cathy Stephenson
Wärtsilä Water and Waste’s Membrane Bio Reactor Systems. By Cathy StephensonThe maritime industry is under intense scrutiny to address its environmental impact. Shipowners now face a complex regulatory environment as industry regulators clamp down on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The International Maritime Organization’s International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) now encompasses a host of environmental issues, from plastics to pollution.
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2 months ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Stephen Forbes |Patrice Dougan |Cathy Stephenson |Alex Ker
+News Gender-affirming care letters designed to alarm and intimidate, says legal expert About 20 letters sent on behalf of Inflection Point NZ warn GPs and health professionals of potential legal action [Image: Raphael Renter on Unsplash] Essentials
The University of Auckland Law School’s associate dean Jo Manning has branded former ACT MP Stephen Franks’ warning letters to hea, READ MORE Oops, please login or sign up to read more.
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2 months ago | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Patrice Dougan |Maia Hall |Cathy Stephenson |Alex Ker
+Opinion Legal threats over gender-affirming care: What GPs need to know Transgender people face considerable disapproval from some sectors of society, including Inflection Point NZ [Image: Alex Jackman on Unsplash] Doctors nationwide have received legal letters ‘warning’ them of potential legal action for prescribing puberty blockers and other gender-affirming care.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Amelia Jenkinson |Cathy Stephenson |Swee T Tan
In these complex times of resource constraints, high workloads and burnout, having joy in your work can build hope, empathy, resilience and optimism. It can fuel the energy you need to get through each day and help build your compassion, which in turn benefits your patients. In this article, specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones shares his findings on what brings joy to GPs, with the hope that you too will search out joy and build it up in the team you work with
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Maia Hall |Cathy Stephenson |Phil Dashfield
+Print Archive News Gender-affirming prescriptions spark positive life changes GP registrar Rose Soame says setting up a specific gender-affirming healthcare service has made an enormous difference to the Whanganui community. Dr Soame is pictured with psychologist Zoe Deverick and administrator of Pride Whanganui Christina Emery Rose Soame found a need in Whanganui for a genderaffirming health service, so she helped set one up.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Amelia Jenkinson |Cathy Stephenson |Swee T Tan
+News Smokefree 2025 Smokefree 2025: Plan to ‘reinvigorate’ target unveiled, critics sceptical The Government today launched its plan to get the country to meet its Smokefree 2025 goal [Image: Lilartsy on Unsplash] “I'm sceptical that this plan will achieve what it's setting out to achieve”
A new plan to “reinvigorate” efforts to achieve the Smokefree 2025 Oops, please login or sign up to read more. LOGIN SUBSCRIBE Related Articles
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Amelia Jenkinson |Cathy Stephenson |Swee T Tan
+Practice In print HPV vaccination Low HPV vaccination rates missed opportunity to prevent cancers HPV vaccination rates are below target, making the push to close gaps and reduce cancer rates critical [scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons] With over $150 million spent on human papillomavirus-related cancers in three years, improving HPV vaccination rates would cut costs and save lives, write Amelia Jenkinson, Cathy Stephenson and Swee Tan This Practice article has...
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
nzdoctor.co.nz | Amelia Jenkinson |Cathy Stephenson |Swee T Tan |Stephen Forbes
+News Low HPV vax rates missed opportunity to address health inequities HPV vaccination rates are below target, making the push to close gaps and reduce cancer rates critical [Image: anilakkus on iStock] With over $150 million spent on HPV-related cancers in three years, improving HPV vaccination rates would cut costs and save lives, write Amelia Jenkinson, Cathy Stephenson and Swee Tan “Other countries, including Australia, are achieving herd immunity through a high HPV vaccination rate” A...
