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Budget 2024 sets out the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy, ease the cost of living, deliver better health and education services and restore law and order, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 delivers on the Government’s promises, with savings across the public sector being reinvested in frontline services and meaningful tax reductions to support hard-working Kiwis

Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate, causing global concern. University of Otago researchers have secured funding to find out if a commonly prescribed medicine is adding to the problem

Health experts are warning Kiwis to be vigilant this winter with new data showing hospital admissions in Auckland for acute respiratory diseases are up 13% on the same time last year.^[1]

Medical researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, are calling for Aotearoa New Zealand to update its face mask policies, after an international review found masks are effective in reducing the transmission of respiratory infections

The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and BioOra Limited applied to use chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells in a phase 2 clinical trial for patients suffering from a type of blood cancer called relapsed large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Two thirds of Kiwis in a new poll want funding flexibility reinstated for disabled people and carers

Returned to many pharmacies in time for winter are products containing pseudoephedrine – a highly effective treatment for cough and cold symptoms, including nasal congestion

Leading healthcare publisher The Health Media, has been sold by Anna Mickell and Barbara Fountain to Australasian health data infrastructure company Group Healthcare Ltd, ensuring a future for The Health Media’s news, education and data products

A new study from researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington cautions that bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions