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Increasing the number of security staff in emergency departments (EDs) over the busy Christmas and New Year period improved the safety of both staff and patients, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says

A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy, according to the lead researcher

Free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATS) for COVID-19 testing will continue to be available to the public and the health and disability sector up until the end of June 2024, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has confirmed today

Māori lives are on the line with the Government's inexplicable push to repeal Smokefree legislation, warns Te Rōpū Tupeka Kore, a coalition of Māori health experts, academics, and community advocates

Additional supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) will enable continued free testing for the public and health sector through to the end of June 2024, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has announced

Pharmacists are being encouraged to settle in rural communities as part of the Government’s voluntary bonding scheme

New Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) data shows the number of cases of meningococcal disease among Kiwi teenagers and young adults has increased by 88% over the same time last year

Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga has joined the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) - a network of 55 agencies from 35 countries that shares important information about the assessment of medicines and hospital medical devices

Medicine update

We understand the Red Sea conflict could have an impact on the supply of medicines and medical devices to New Zealand