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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Common household painkillers have now been found to be safe to give babies in their first year of life
     28 January 2026
    Common household painkillers have now been found to be safe to give babies in their first year of life
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    The dental sector isn't immune from challenges to Aotearoa's health workforce
    28 Jan: The dental sector isn't immune from challenges to Aotearoa's health workforce... more
    The mother of a near full-term stillborn baby says hospital staff caused her irreparable harm
    27 Jan: The mother of a near full-term stillborn baby says hospital staff caused her irreparable harm... more
    Middlemore Hospital's apologised to a bereaved mother for its communication about her newborn daughter's care and death
    27 Jan: Middlemore Hospital's apologised to a bereaved mother for its communication about her newborn daughter's care and death... more
    Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital
    26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital... more
    New public health research has found drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy has no impact on birth outcomes
    21 Jan: New public health research has found drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy has no impact on birth outcomes... more
    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
    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... more
    A new weight loss drug may come to market, but it's not the best one out there
    20 Jan: A new weight loss drug may come to market, but it's not the best one out there... more
    A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs
    19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs... more
    Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully
    19 Jan: Any weight loss drug roll out in New Zealand - would need to be done carefully... more

     Most Popular Recent Health & Safety News
     09 Jan: Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates ++++++++++++++++
     18 Jan: Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank +++++++++++++++
     19 Jan: A word of caution as calls grow to fund weight-management drugs ++++++++++++++
     09 Jan: Health portal Manage My Health is still working to notify users affected by last week's major cyber breach ++++++++++++++
     09 Jan: Biosecurity teams are ramping up controls in Auckland - after catching a single male Queensland fruit fly in a Mount Roskill surveillance trap on Tuesday +++++++++++++
     19 Jan: Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions +++++++++++++
     08 Jan: Parents are being warned to be vigilant about specific NestlĂ© baby formula batches - being recalled globally over possible toxins +++++++++++++


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