Zahra Shahtahmasebi

Auckland

Business Feature Writer and Sub-editor at StopPress

Journalist with a Neuroscience degree 😎 Got an interesting story? email: [email protected]

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Articles

Masterton charity clinic faces closure after PHO declines general practice funding contract

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Keira Stephenson |Martin Johnston

+News Masterton charity clinic faces closure after PHO declines general practice funding contract Run by the charity Manaaki ki Wairarapa Community Trust, the clinic made headlines last year for being reliant on donations and sales of donated jam to stay in the black [Image: Hamish Sandilands on Unsplash] Essentials Masterton’s First Health and Wellness Centre may have to close after being declined for a general practice contract.
‘Squeaky wheel’ and long-standing rural GP receives Peter Snow Award

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Natasha Jojoa Burling

+News ‘Squeaky wheel’ and long-standing rural GP receives Peter Snow Award Methven GP Gayle O’Duffy was presented the 2025 Peter Snow Award, given for outstanding contributions to rural health, by Hauora Taiwhenua chair Fiona Bolden at the National Rural Health Conference held over the weekend [Image: Supplied] Essentials Methven specialist GP Gayle O’Duffy was awarded the 2025 Peter Snow Award by Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network at the weekend , READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New...
Call for health professions to work together

1 week ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Alan Perrott

+News National Rural Health Conference Call for health professions to work together Paramedic and doctor Carlton Irving wants health professions to work more closely with each other [Image: Supplied] Essentials  A conference speaker has called for health professions and their leaders to work more closely together. Carlton I, READ MORE Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa Not a subscriber? Unlock this article by subscribing here.
Stephanie Taylor seeks leadership role, shuns politics

2 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Stephen Forbes

+Print Archive News Stephanie Taylor seeks leadership role, shuns politics Stephanie Taylor intends to spend more time in her practice and with her family now that she is no longer clinical director of Green Cross Health’s medical division  [Image: Supplied] ESSENTIALS Auckland specialist GP Stephanie Taylor was appointed clinical director of the Green Cross Health medical division in November 2021.
Stronger together: South Wairarapa partnership ‘godsend’ for local practices

2 weeks ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Fiona Cassie |Zahra Shahtahmasebi

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Auckland GP set to take up Harkness Fellowship

1 month ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Stephen Forbes

FREE READ Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Shock pregnancy for patient after doctor failed to replace contraceptive implant

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.
AI in 2025 and beyond

1 month ago | nzmarketingmag.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi

2025 trend: AI developmentsOpenAI version five is due out in the coming year. It promises to be 100 times more powerful than the last iteration. If you thought AI was going to change everything, you ain’t seen nothing yet. A week is like a year when it comes to how quickly artificial intelligence technology is developing, says Nyssa Waters.
Playful is the new purpose-driven advertising

1 month ago | nzmarketingmag.co.nz | Zahra Shahtahmasebi

2025 trend: HumourAdverts are amusing again. But how do you stay on the right side of humour? Industry experts share their knowledge on why funny is back in fashion and what it takes to land the joke. Humour in advertising is having a renaissance, but it can be tricky to get right. When you think about the ads you remember, more often than not they’re the ones that amused you. For me, it’s the Cadbury advert with the gorilla drumming to Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight.
Celebrating small wins and can-do in north Canterbury

1 month ago | nzdoctor.co.nz | Fiona Cassie |Zahra Shahtahmasebi |Martin Johnston

Many people travel to high-altitude destinations, meaning clinicians are often faced with questions about how to prevent and treat altitude illness. Update your knowledge with this New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine summary of updated evidence-based guidelines with comments by senior lecturer Jenny Visser – it outlines the best prophylactic regimens, diagnostic approaches and treatment protocols for acute altitude illness