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Two psychiatrists granted approval to prescribe medicinal MDMA for PTSD
WHO validates Timor-Leste’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
Single point of contact simplifies State redress for survivors
NZ’s new medicines fast-track promises quicker approvals. But what about access?
Work continues to strengthen safeguards for pelvic floor care
Updated blood testing requirements for patients taking clozapine
Overruled by Memo: Shelton Says Minns Health Bureaucrats Have Seized the Very Power Parliament Refused to Give Them
Tobacco sales continue to fall
2025 Tobacco Sales Returns Published
Māori Health Strategy released to support better health outcomes for Māori
Specified Medicines List For Paramedic Prescribers
Ministerial Advisory Group’s report welcomed
 Major reform needed to secure New Zealand’s aged care future 
New study finds hexavalent vaccine could make India’s immunization programme more efficient and family-friendly
Protecting cattle and communities: Local responses to brucellosis in Timor-Leste
WHO updates treatment guidelines on visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Government responds to COVID-19 Inquiry
Ministry of Health to lead delivery of Government’s Response to COVID-19 Inquiry
Canterbury – Waitaha Mental Health Services: 3rd monitoring update 
Teachers and doctors are losing the ability to self-regulate. What are the risks?
Rare Disorders Strategy Implementation Plan Published
UN experts: Resumption of US-Iran hostilities betrays peace memorandum, deepening civilian suffering across the region
The brain rewires itself for motherhood. We now know more about how
Intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza
H5 bird flu confirmed in New Zealand
Study debunks misleading women’s exercise advice
Terms of Reference published for independent Ward 10A inquiry
Corporatisation of healthcare is on the rise in NZ – with likely impacts on access and quality of services
Healthy Futures Amendment Act 2026
Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Sudan: More than 5,500 children displaced by escalating violence in El Obeid in past two weeks
Naha Birthing And Urban Health Centre
Third Reading Of Mental Health Bill Now Passed
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
DOC To Vaccinate ‘at Risk’ Birds Against Bird Flu
Health response to study of sand products containing asbestos
Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated improvements in bone health in treatment-naïve paediatric patients with hypophosphatasia achieving median difference of 1.67 vs placebo in RGI-C…
Puppets, songs, games set to teach young children in the DRC about Ebola to tackle misinformation and protect families
COVID, flu and RSV: who should be thinking about vaccination in NZ this winter?
New Zealand prepared and watching as bird flu detected in Australia
The HPV vaccine works – but only if we keep trusting it
Waikato Review Recommends System Improvements
Training Hands-on Dads
Young children paying the highest price one month since DRC declared new Ebola crisis
RACSTA Win For NSW Parental Leave
NZ’s health spending isn’t enough for current, let alone future needs – we’ve calculated the shortfall
Alcohol levy confirmed to support harm reduction across communities
Paramedics to be able to prescribe medicines

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