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Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years

18 February 2026

Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years

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Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics
	18 Feb: Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics... more

A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past
	18 Feb: A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past... more

Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer
	17 Feb: Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer... more

Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking
	17 Feb: Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking... more

Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process
	17 Feb: Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process... more

A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug
	16 Feb: A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug... more

The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open
	15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open... more

Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event
	14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event... more

Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more
	14 Feb: The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.... more

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10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes +++++++++++++++++

14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event ++++++++++++++++

20 Jan: The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled a young man's rights were breached at a care home, when he put on 20 kilos in six months +++++++++++

20 Jan: A new weight loss drug may come to market, but it's not the best one out there ++++++++++

10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market ++++++++++

09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs ++++++++++

26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital +++++++++

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