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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December
     12 November 2025
    Christmas is coming early for some Kiwis, with Pharmac confirming five new approved treatments for conditions including cancer - from December
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    A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading
    12 Nov: A new Bill aiming to speed access to medicines has passed its third reading... more
    Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees
    12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees... more
    Prince William opens up about sharing Kate's cancer fight with children
    11 Nov: Prince William has opened up about his and Catherine's "balancing act" in talking to their children about the family's recent health challenges, including the princess and King Charles's cancer diagnoses.... more
    Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa
    11 Nov: Tongan league coach Kristian Woolf remains committed to his hospitalised player Eli Katoa... more
    It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall
    11 Nov: It's been found shortcomings in nursing care at Taranaki Base Hospital, directly contributed to a 78-year-old man's fatal fall... more
    A woman with horrendous pain for years whose bowel cancer wasn't diagnosed in multiple GP visits - only got a diagnosis through follow-up for an unrelated melanoma
    10 Nov: A woman with horrendous pain for years whose bowel cancer wasn't diagnosed in multiple GP visits - only got a diagnosis through follow-up for an unrelated melanoma... more
    How scientists are hacking bacteria to treat cancer, self-destruct, then vanish without a trace
    10 Nov: Bacteria are being used to target tumours, enhance chemotherapy and deliver cancer drugs. Here’s where the science is up to.... more
    AI is beating doctors at empathy – because we’ve turned doctors into robots
    10 Nov: AI chatbots are outperforming doctors in empathy ratings. But the real story isn’t about robot superiority, it’s about how we’ve broken healthcare.... more
    A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases
    10 Nov: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases... more

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     18 Oct: Criticism of the justice system, over inconsistency in the way it deals with neurodiverse individuals ++++++++++++++++
     21 Oct: Health New Zealand's warning about potential measles exposure at Auckland City Hospital's ED - after an infectious person was there for more than nine hours last Friday ++++++++++++++
     17 Oct: Former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, famous for WWII apology, dies aged 101 ++++++++++++++
     15 Oct: Conjoined boys born in PNG bound for Australia for medical treatment ++++++++++++++
     20 Oct: Tattoo-related injuries are costing the country hundreds of thousands of dollars a year +++++++++++++
     02 Nov: Health New Zealand is launching Measles Immunisation Week tomorrow to get a growing outbreak under control +++++++++++++
     22 Oct: Union delegates have given rousing testimonies to their fellow members on the eve of tomorrow's mega-strike ++++++++++++


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