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Departments were missing senior nurses, who are critical to triage and resuscitation.
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Much of Asia has largely managed to keep Omicron at bay even as the variant rages.
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Health practitioner fined $30,000 after accessing records for personal reasons
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A US doctor asked to take an English test had called out bureaucratic 'nonsense'.
US doctor asked to take English test to practise in NZ
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Super Saturday: How many jabs to go before Auckland gets to 90 per cent?
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Aussie brain cancer researcher overwhelmed by Wellington teenager's selfless campaign to fund cure
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Auckland supermarket, chemist among new Covid locations
New Zealand needs 95 per cent vaccination rate because of low ICU capacity, expert says.
BioNTech owners reveal how Pfizer rejected their jab
BioNTech founders were initially told the mRNA technology was not going to work.
Does mixing Covid vaccines give better immunity?
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James McGoram: Why medicine funding doesn't fit into the 'trolley problem' basket
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MedSafe gives first licence to Kiwi cannabis company to manufacture medicines
The marks a major milestone for the cannabis sector.
150 jobs going as pharma company closes Manukau site
Pharma company is closing sites in South Auckland that have operated since the 1990s.
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Agency's future is under scrutiny as it juggles public demands and rising drug prices.
Otago University researchers benefit from $13m in funding
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