Pharmac HIV treatment change should give patients more privacy
HIV prevention group happy but campaigner says work needed on cancer, rare illnesses.
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'Fight of my life': Commonwealth Games star on her cancer battle
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Cancer drug debate: Give Pharmac more funds, Greens say
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Rare form of breast cancer showing up more in Pasifika women
More Pasifika women in Auckland are being found with a rare form of breast cancer.
Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years
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Hospices struggling as costs skyrocket
Hospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
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'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
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'Cried most of the night': Family's shock as business advertised seven years after relative's death
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'Medicine crisis': Potentially lifesaving cancer drugs still not publicly funded
Cancer report finds many potentially lifesaving drugs are still not publicly funded.
Beloved teacher farewelled after losing cancer battle
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Help save Otis: Wellingtonians generously donate for teen with rare cancer
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Omicron surgery delays frightening for cancer victims
Thousands of planned surgeries have been delayed due to the Omicron outbreak.
'Game changer for women': Govt promises women's health strategy
Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.
Uncle Fester role inspires actor to shave head for cancer charity
Petra Rasmussen is shaving her hair off to raise money for people with cancer.
'100% chance I'd die': Star's cancer fight confession
Former Home And Away star Johnny Ruffo has updated fans on his fight with cancer.
Auckland haematologist shaves hair for blood cancer patients
David Downs joked it was now his turn to give his friend a 'bad haircut'.
Melanoma skin cancer: NZ had highest death rate in 2020
More than 350 people in this country die of it each year.
Topp Twins' cancer battle: 'We both feel so loved'
Kiwi showbiz legends both battling breast cancer.
Mum's second brave cancer battle: 'I'm fighting this for my daughter'
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Family of teen with rare cancer determined to find cure
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Seven out of eight sunscreens fail Consumer NZ SPF testing
Only one brand lived up to its SPF50 label.
Breaking point at hospitals: 'Patients waiting in corridors for 24hrs'
Omicron had been 'the straw that has broken the camel's back', top doctor says.
Unnecessary cancer surgery after X-ray errors
A man who should have been sent to palliative care was operated on instead.