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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Concerns are being raised about pharmacy prescriptions, with two recent reports of incorrect dosing
     25 August 2025
    Concerns are being raised about pharmacy prescriptions, with two recent reports of incorrect dosing
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    A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed
    25 Aug: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed... more
    A couple arrested in Wanaka, alleged to have faked cancer to defraud family and friends of one million dollars, are facing fresh charges
    25 Aug: A couple arrested in Wanaka, alleged to have faked cancer to defraud family and friends of one million dollars, are facing fresh charges... more
    A pause in pelvic mesh operations has now reached the two year mark
    25 Aug: A pause in pelvic mesh operations has now reached the two year mark... more
    New Zealand researchers are working on a vaccine for a virus, with pandemic potential
    24 Aug: New Zealand researchers are working on a vaccine for a virus, with pandemic potential... more
    Medical presumptions are causing Maori to be twice as likely to die, after bowel cancer surgery
    24 Aug: Medical presumptions are causing Maori to be twice as likely to die, after bowel cancer surgery... more
    A landmark breast cancer programme focusing on Maori women is preparing to launch in November
    24 Aug: A landmark breast cancer programme focusing on Maori women is preparing to launch in November... more
    ACC is encouraging people to take care, as thousands more running injuries were reported in 2024 than the year before
    23 Aug: ACC is encouraging people to take care, as thousands more running injuries were reported in 2024 than the year before... more
    A batch of a viral lemon sorbet product's being pulled from supermarket shelves - after failing to declare it contains milk
    23 Aug: A batch of a viral lemon sorbet product's being pulled from supermarket shelves - after failing to declare it contains milk... more
    A possible reprieve is on the horizon for steel, pharmaceutical and timber exporters
    22 Aug: A possible reprieve is on the horizon for steel, pharmaceutical and timber exporters... more

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