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Alarm bells over proposed regulation of newly-allowed physician assistants

20 February 2026

Alarm bells over proposed regulation of newly-allowed physician assistants

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Bay of Plenty's being flagged as a potential hot spot for cocaine use, with the drug more than twice as likely to show up in work place testing
	19 Feb: Bay of Plenty's being flagged as a potential hot spot for cocaine use, with the drug more than twice as likely to show up in work place testing... more

New workplace testing results reveal cocaine detections have sharply risen across the country
	19 Feb: New workplace testing results reveal cocaine detections have sharply risen across the country... more

Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years
	18 Feb: Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years... more

Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics
	18 Feb: Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics... more

A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past
	18 Feb: A new iron treatment is on the way for people who've experienced serious reactions to treatment in the past... more

Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer
	17 Feb: Pharmacists have accepted a Health New Zealand pay offer... more

Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking
	17 Feb: Health experts are demanding tougher alcohol laws to prevent children from being influenced into drinking... more

Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process
	17 Feb: Late diagnoses of ovarian cancer could come down to public confusion about the screening process... more

A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug
	16 Feb: A prisoner with a burst appendix claimed she was told to ride out painful and worsening symptoms - a nurse said was just a stomach bug... more

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