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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Calls for the government to expand access to a life-saving kidney medication
     20 November 2025
    Calls for the government to expand access to a life-saving kidney medication
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    Kiwi eating and exercising habits are worsening - and obesity rates rising
    19 Nov: Kiwi eating and exercising habits are worsening - and obesity rates rising... more
    Fewer New Zealanders are visiting GPs - with thousands reporting drawn-out wait times
    19 Nov: Fewer New Zealanders are visiting GPs - with thousands reporting drawn-out wait times... more
    Hazardous drinking rates across the country are down at the same time vaping has increased
    19 Nov: Hazardous drinking rates across the country are down at the same time vaping has increased... more
    An increase in cannabis use in the workplace is sparking concern ahead of Christmas "dos"
    19 Nov: An increase in cannabis use in the workplace is sparking concern ahead of Christmas "dos"... more
    The Aged Care Commissioner's criticised a Balclutha resthome, where a 92-year-old resident was overdosed with fentanyl patches
    18 Nov: The Aged Care Commissioner's criticised a Balclutha resthome, where a 92-year-old resident was overdosed with fentanyl patches... more
    It could takes weeks or months to control a superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital
    18 Nov: It could takes weeks or months to control a superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital... more
    Medical research in Canterbury has received a 1.5 million dollar boost
    18 Nov: Medical research in Canterbury has received a 1.5 million dollar boost... more
    Nurse practitioners can now prescribe more medicines, under legislation passed last week
    17 Nov: Nurse practitioners can now prescribe more medicines, under legislation passed last week... more
    A superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital is linked to a larger cluster, in Auckland
    17 Nov: A superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital is linked to a larger cluster, in Auckland... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     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 +++++++++++++
     29 Oct: Health New Zealand is warning it expects to confirm more cases of measles in the coming days, after another was confirmed in Wellington +++++++++++++
     02 Nov: More than two thousand doses of the MMR vaccine were administered yesterday as measles cases rise around the country ++++++++++++
     23 Oct: Nelson Hospital's currently running on generator supply while the network power is being re-established +++++++++++
     12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees +++++++++++
     05 Nov: PNG hospital says anyone prepared to take on conjoined twins 'must be willing to take on' the risks ++++++++++


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