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How to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.
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Coroner wants tighter sales restrictions on sales of the painkiller.
Mum dying after multiple tests fail to detect cancer; claims of racial bias
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Covid: UK could get 40m Pfizer vaccine jabs by New Year
NZ has also signed with Pfizer, which says it's manufacturing at scale as trials continue.
WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help Covid patients
Concerns at how effective remdesivir is against Covid - but questions over WHO study too.
Kiwi tech tackles silent struggle affecting millions of women
An idea five years in the making is ready to go to market.
Legal challenge over medical school entry dropped
University and the man, whose name is suppressed, released a statement this afternoon.
Trio win Nobel medicine award for hepatitis C virus discovery
Scientists Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice win Nobel medicine prize.
Public v private healthcare: Academic backs calls for look at two-tier system
Research found private healthcare did not reduce waiting times in the public system.
Explained: The experimental Covid-19 drug Trump has been given
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China prepares to declare victory in global vaccine race
SinoVac has developed one of the four Chinese vaccines in last-stage human trials.
'Not a magic bullet': Fears docs are over prescribing youngsters with ADHD drugs
A study reveals the rate of ADHB medication prescribing has sky-rocketed over a decade.
Hydroxychloroquine: Divisive drug may hold secrets to stopping Covid-19
Opinions on hydroxychloroquine effects are divided - a new study hopes to change this.
Special interview: Covid like the 'Cold War' - Bloomfield on masks, vaccine
Dr Ashley Bloomfield on life at level 1 this time and when the pandemic will end.
Dr Joseph Williams: 'He made you feel like you were under his shelter'
Dr Joe Williams, 85, died on September 4 after contracting Covid-19 last month.
GP scandal to be investigated further
The Medical Council has appointed a professional conduct committee to look at the case.
Countdown introduces paracetamol sales limit after student's death
Countdown says it's taken on recommendations from a recent report by the coroner.
$328m viral stunt that actually worked
When it dominated social media feeds six years ago, many wrote it off as a fad.
'Zoom shock': Cosmetic surgery on the rise after lockdown video meetings
Cosmetic surgery is on the increase thanks to lock down and Zoom shock, say surgeons.
Student's paracetamol overdose: Coroner calls for tighter sales limits
Paracetamol is widely available but people may not realise the dangers of abusing it.
NZ research helps make major breakthrough in Covid treatment
The drugs cut the risk of death for those needing ICU care by 20 per cent.
'Unprofessional': GP in breach after 'slapping' toddler's face
'The slap was loud and shocking,' the child's mother told the HDC.
Concern over influencer's Panadol push alongside mental health message
The pain reliever brand has partnered with influencer Simone Anderson.
Concerns over proposed med school quotas
Caps on Maori and Pasifika admissions could have negative implications for decades.
'Our children's lives are in their hands': Family battles Pharmac for 'miracle drug'
South Canterbury family is contemplating a move to Australia to access "life-saving" drug.
Focus: Daughter of Cambodian refugee gives back by becoming GP in South Auckland
A miraculous is act of kindness saw her father spared from execution by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, now Rebecca Ly wants to mirror that by giving back and becoming a GP in South Auckland. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Pharmac removes medicine dispensing restrictions
Pharmacists will return to dispensing three months' supply of most medicines.
Pharmac report: Should rich people get subsidised medicine?
Should high income workers pay higher tax for medicine or more on health insurance?
New cord bank in NZ: Ground-breaking or waste of money?
New cord bank promises to help safeguard children against 100 diseases.
Deregistered doctor's 'miracle' cancer cure is still for sale
A 'miracle liquid' cure for cancer is still for sale despite it being merely bleach water.
Former TV host's NZ cannabis company strikes US distribution deal
NUBU Pharmaceuticals now has two global distribution deals.
Kiwi medicinal cannabis company secures deal with German distributor
Rua Bioscience is growing its medicinal cannabis global export strategy.
NZ's restrictions on the supply of prescription drugs to be eased
Restricted dispensing of pharmaceutical medicine is now (mostly) returning to normal.