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Pharmac wants to trim its controversial medicines waiting list – no list at all might be better

7 November 2025

Pharmac could base its purchasing decisions on how much health improvement the same amount of money would achieve in other parts of the health system.

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Officials are still on high alert for new measles cases, despite four days with no new infections
	7 Nov: Officials are still on high alert for new measles cases, despite four days with no new infections... more

Kiwis with neurodevelopment conditions are more likely to die young
	6 Nov: Kiwis with neurodevelopment conditions are more likely to die young... more

PNG hospital says anyone prepared to take on conjoined twins 'must be willing to take on' the risks
	5 Nov: The mother of a rare set of conjoined twins is begging doctors to explore other options after a Papua New Guinea hospital recommended against sending the infants overseas for surgery.... more

Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital
	4 Nov: Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital... more

Papua New Guinea conjoined twins should not be separated due to risk of death, hospital says
	4 Nov: Conjoined twins are extraordinarily rare, accounting for fewer than every two in 100,000 births.... more

Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors
	3 Nov: Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors... more

A woman with a brain injury after receiving an opioid overdose in hospital - now has permanent memory issues
	3 Nov: A woman with a brain injury after receiving an opioid overdose in hospital - now has permanent memory issues... more

Health New Zealand's concerned measles could become widespread, despite vaccination rates picking up
	3 Nov: Health New Zealand's concerned measles could become widespread, despite vaccination rates picking up... more

A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb
	2 Nov: A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb... more