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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    New Zealander's vastly prefer in-person GP visits - despite the convenience of telehealth options
     6 February 2026
    New Zealander's vastly prefer in-person GP visits - despite the convenience of telehealth options
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    Desperate need for medical evacuations in Gaza as Rafah crossing reopens
    4 Feb: Only five patients, along with their family members, exited through Rafah on the first day of its reopening, according to ABC staff inside Gaza. Doctors say it does not scratch the surface of the thousands of Palestinians who desperately need medical evacuation.... more
    The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson
    3 Feb: The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson... more
    Midwives will now be able to administer vaccinations to babies
    3 Feb: Midwives will now be able to administer vaccinations to babies... more
    A woman who was in hospital after having her leg amputated - found herself being watched as she changed, touched while she slept and had sexual comments made to her by a male patient
    2 Feb: A woman who was in hospital after having her leg amputated - found herself being watched as she changed, touched while she slept and had sexual comments made to her by a male patient... more
    The pharmacy sector is concerned year long prescriptions will change the way GP visits operate
    2 Feb: The pharmacy sector is concerned year long prescriptions will change the way GP visits operate... more
    Changes to prescribing rules are being hailed as a great first step for improving access to ADHD care
    2 Feb: Changes to prescribing rules are being hailed as a great first step for improving access to ADHD care... more
    A coroner's found mental health care failures, in the lead up to a young man's suicide in a Christchurch park
    2 Feb: A coroner's found mental health care failures, in the lead up to a young man's suicide in a Christchurch park... more
    Calls for the Government to fund different medication for those with Lou Gherig's disease
    1 Feb: Calls for the Government to fund different medication for those with Lou Gherig's disease... more
    A warning new ADHD prescription rules, won't make diagnosis of the condition any quicker
    1 Feb: A warning new ADHD prescription rules, won't make diagnosis of the condition any quicker... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     10 Feb: A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes +++++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs +++++++++++++++
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Drug researchers say the collapsing price of methamphetamine has concerning implications ++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully +++++++++++++
     20 Jan: The Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has ruled a young man's rights were breached at a care home, when he put on 20 kilos in six months +++++++++++


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