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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics
     18 February 2026
    Two new blood cancer medications could soon be available to patients as pills, with one accessible through private clinics
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    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
    The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open
    15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open... more
    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
    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... more
    Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more
    14 Feb: The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.... more
    The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers
    11 Feb: The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers... 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 +++++++++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++++++++
     10 Feb: People are being urged to buy local tinned fruit, as imports from overseas flood the market +++++++++++++
     15 Feb: The first Auckland housing - designed for spinal injury recovery - is now officially open +++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs +++++++++++++
     10 Feb: Hopes a new dialysis unit in Southland improves access to life saving treatment ++++++++++++
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