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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Pharmac is proposing new treatment options for melanoma, with the best case scenario looking promising for patients
     25 February 2026
    Pharmac is proposing new treatment options for melanoma, with the best case scenario looking promising for patients
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    Melanoma advocates hope a new Pharmac proposal will take the pressure off patients
    25 Feb: Melanoma advocates hope a new Pharmac proposal will take the pressure off patients... more
    Two new cases of measles have been confirmed in Auckland, linked to to overseas travel
    24 Feb: Two new cases of measles have been confirmed in Auckland, linked to to overseas travel... more
    Urgent care clinics ease emergency department demand, but wait times unchanged
    24 Feb: An independent review finds Labor's urgent care clinics face workforce shortages and problems with after-hours services, with no evidence hospital waiting times have improved.... more
    A baby that died during a nurse's hour-long break in the middle of the night, should have been checked
    23 Feb: A baby that died during a nurse's hour-long break in the middle of the night, should have been checked... more
    Denmark and Greenland reject Trump's offer to send naval hospital ship
    23 Feb: Denmark and its territory Greenland reject Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.... more
    Concerns the window for accessing the shingles vaccine is too narrow
    23 Feb: Concerns the window for accessing the shingles vaccine is too narrow... more
    Zebrafish might be crucial to creating treatments for lymphoedema
    22 Feb: Zebrafish might be crucial to creating treatments for lymphoedema ... more
    Failure to prevent people living with intellectual disabilities from falling between the cracks
    22 Feb: Failure to prevent people living with intellectual disabilities from falling between the cracks... more
    Fundraising's underway for a potentially lifesaving surgical robot in the Manawatu
    22 Feb: Fundraising's underway for a potentially lifesaving surgical robot in the Manawatu... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     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 +++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market ++++++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open ++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs ++++++++++++
     10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment +++++++++++
     26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital ++++++++++


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    Law and Order:
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    Business:
    Meridian's strong bounce-back in the second half of last year has renewed talk of hydro expansion 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Robert Aramayo joked he was scared to pick up his EE BAFTA Rising Star Award after he previously dropped a gong 13:21

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