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Focus: Health Minister announces thousands more will get access to cataract surgery
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Health Committee accused of ‘passing the buck’ on surgical mesh
The ministry said there was no consensus on whether mesh operations should be paused.
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Nursing fast-track: 130 extra nurses to start studying earlier
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World-first NZ ketamine study: Is this how ‘Special K’ can treat severe depression?
A world-first NZ study is exploring party drug ketamine as a quick-acting anti-depressant.
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A public health advisor was diagnosed with breast cancer after missing a mammogram.
Secrets of the dying: Hospice nurses reveal patients' last wishes
A patient who would only meet in a pub, a man whose wife said he was going to die at 3pm.
Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health in world-first, NZ studies MDMA benefits
Australia has become the first country to classify psychedelics as medicines.
$30k fraud for fake appointments; money spent on food and cigarettes
Sarah Morris fraudulently claimed 176 vouchers, obtaining $30k, from Te Whatu Ora.
A&E crisis: Senior doctor's plea - ‘Everyone’s getting burnt out. We’re exhausted.’
'If I didn’t think there were knock-on effects for patients, I wouldn't be talking.'
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