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Pharmac makes change to ADHD medication prescriptions
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Three infants, all aged under one year, have died from whooping cough this year.
Rheumatic heart disease rates ‘as high as Africa’
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Figures show 138 hospital patients were still waiting for care at rest homes in March.
HDC investigating alleged conflicts involving advocacy trust
The National Advocacy Trust receives millions in taxpayer funding through HDC each year.
'Real risk': Low infant jab rate adds to whooping cough outbreak fears
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'Plain wrong': Health Minister accuses Shane Reti of misleading on nurse exodus
Ayesha Verrall said Reti had deliberately ignored caveats in the numbers he had used.
Focus: National reveals plans to keep nurses in NZ
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National Party to pay nurses' student loans - if they stick around
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