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Alcohol guidelines need updating – study reveals
WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours
Efzimfotase alfa showed numerical improvement in Six-Minute Walk Test achieving mean difference of 17.05 metres vs placebo in treatment-naïve adolescents and adults…
Vape retailer prosecuted over repeated sales to under-18s  
Prizewinning KI research greatly increases survival for the critically ill
What Denmark and Britain have in common: football, beer and betting
GPs can now prescribe ADHD medication – but big barriers to treatment remain
Kazakhstan Summer School strengthens national clinical research capacity
Psychiatrists welcome new Award, warn NSW mental health crisis is far from over
Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services Regulatory Report 2024-25 published
Tougher penalties to stop illicit tobacco
Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use today
Regulatory changes to support best practice for controlled drugs
Mental Health And Addictions Services Mapping Reports
Member States advance negotiations on pathogen access and benefit-sharing ahead of UN General Assembly meeting on pandemics
Efzimfotase alfa granted Priority Review in the US as treatment for patients with hypophosphatasia aged 2 years and older
New GP guidance supports fairer assessments for older drivers
New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines
Professor Nobhojit Roy appointed Executive Director of The George Institute, India
Pacific emergency medical teams strengthen coordination in Auckland
Health And Independence Report 2025 Released
WHO validates Bhutan for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies
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

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