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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Calls for the Government to fund different medication for those with Lou Gherig's disease
     1 February 2026
    Calls for the Government to fund different medication for those with Lou Gherig's disease
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    A warning new ADHD prescription rules, won't make diagnosis of the condition any quicker
    1 Feb: A warning new ADHD prescription rules, won't make diagnosis of the condition any quicker... more
    Hopes a new tool will be able to help the fight against vaping
    1 Feb: Hopes a new tool will be able to help the fight against vaping... more
    Scientists have proved ethnicity can be isolated, and directly impact peoples' health outcomes
    31 Jan: Scientists have proved ethnicity can be isolated, and directly impact peoples' health outcomes... more
    Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty if convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare's chief executive
    31 Jan: Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty if convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare's chief executive... more
    Kiwis travelling to parts of Asia could face Covid-style screening measures - after cases of the deadly Nipah virus
    31 Jan: Kiwis travelling to parts of Asia could face Covid-style screening measures - after cases of the deadly Nipah virus... more
    A new purpose-built forensic mental health facility's opened at Auckland's Mason Clinic - which serves nearly two million people across the Northern Region
    30 Jan: A new purpose-built forensic mental health facility's opened at Auckland's Mason Clinic - which serves nearly two million people across the Northern Region... more
    Health New Zealand has confirmed another widespread technology outage - in upper North Island hospitals - was resolved overnight
    29 Jan: Health New Zealand has confirmed another widespread technology outage - in upper North Island hospitals - was resolved overnight... more
    Agents involved in Alex Pretti killing put on leave as Trump says mayor is 'playing with fire'
    29 Jan: The Trump administration is trying to manage a national uproar over Alex Pretti's killing and officials' subsequent comments about the 37-year-old nurse, who they accused of "domestic terrorism".... more
    Acutely ill patients are driving up demand for hospitals, leading to increased pressure on ambulances
    29 Jan: Acutely ill patients are driving up demand for hospitals, leading to increased pressure on ambulances... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open +++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++
     10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment ++++++++++++
     10 Feb: New insight into the risk of being overweight ++++++++++


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