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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Pharmac's weighing up whether it should fund weight-loss drugs
     2 December 2025
    Pharmac's weighing up whether it should fund weight-loss drugs
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    A health expert is labelling new weight loss drug recommendations as another tool in the toolkit
    2 Dec: A health expert is labelling new weight loss drug recommendations as another tool in the toolkit... more
    A potential boost for both patients and practitioners in rural areas
    2 Dec: A potential boost for both patients and practitioners in rural areas... more
    Calls for New Zealand to get smarter on preventing HIV - this World AIDS Day
    1 Dec: Calls for New Zealand to get smarter on preventing HIV - this World AIDS Day... more
    Health officials have released three new locations of interest in Wellington - as one new case is confirmed in the capital
    1 Dec: Health officials have released three new locations of interest in Wellington - as one new case is confirmed in the capital... more
    Labour says general practices using its low-interest loans, should be able to repay them within 10 years
    1 Dec: Labour says general practices using its low-interest loans, should be able to repay them within 10 years... more
    Doubts the health system would be able to cope with Labour's election promises
    30 Nov: Doubts the health system would be able to cope with Labour's election promises... more
    Youth vaping is dropping amongst some age groups
    30 Nov: Youth vaping is dropping amongst some age groups... more
    It's hoped an extra 27-million-dollars being invested into stem cell transplant services will reduce delays over time
    29 Nov: It's hoped an extra 27-million-dollars being invested into stem cell transplant services will reduce delays over time... more
    Suspect in Washington DC shooting to face murder charge after soldier Sarah Beckstrom dies
    29 Nov: Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died in hospital after an ambush shooting near the White House on Wednesday. A male soldier who was also shot, Andrew Wolfe, is fighting for his life, the president says.... more

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     12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees +++++++++++++
     16 Nov: The final phase of a 160-million dollar upgrade to Massey University's veterinary facilities has officially opened +++++++++++++
     23 Nov: Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health +++++++++++++
     14 Nov: Cases of VRE have triggered infection prevention measures to be put in place at Christchurch Hospital ++++++++++++
     05 Nov: PNG hospital says anyone prepared to take on conjoined twins 'must be willing to take on' the risks +++++++++++
     10 Nov: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases +++++++++++
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