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![High cost, hurdles for medicinal cannabis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High cost, hurdles for medicinal cannabis
Families who have struggled through the bureaucratic red tape to gain permission to use medicinal cannabis say the costs remain too high a hurdle for too many.
![Naughty nurse avoids being struck off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Naughty nurse avoids being struck off
A nurse who made a false insurance claim and stole drugs has avoided being struck off the profession's register.
![Wait times for surgery up by 80 days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wait times for surgery up by 80 days
Report finds 280,000 New Zealanders are waiting for elective surgery - with more than half of those people not even on official waiting lists.
![Why hackers are going after health-care providers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why hackers are going after health-care providers
The health-care industry has turned into a juicy target for cybercriminals.
![Cervical test switch 'wrong'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cervical test switch 'wrong'
Medical specialists are warning a change to the way women are tested for cervical cancer is risky and premature.
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Cervical screening to change to HPV test
The three-yearly primary cervical screening test is set to change to screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) every five years.
![Nurse steps in for holidaying GP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nurse steps in for holidaying GP
Covering for the local doctor while they are away on holiday can be big shoes to fill - especially if you are a nurse.
![Editorial: Health savings good idea but brave politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Health savings good idea but brave politics
To demand "savings" from the country's district health boards is good economics but brave politics.
![Target dads, says jab study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Target dads, says jab study
New Zealand fathers-to-be are nearly twice as likely as their pregnant partners to be undecided about immunisation before their child is born.
![A novel way to say thanks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A novel way to say thanks
Just over two years ago, 47-year-old Teresa Burt was lying in Middlemore Hospital on life support, her family fearing she would never wake up.
![Drug 'game-changer' for Kiwi educator](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drug 'game-changer' for Kiwi educator
Education consultant Jayne-Ann Young has dedicated more than half her life to making the lives of young people better.
![Watch: Drug 'game-changer' for Kiwi educator](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Drug 'game-changer' for Kiwi educator
The 54-year-old is one of about 4000 Kiwis living with a form of MS - a disorder of the central nervous system that affects the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
![Why are female doctors in Australia hitting glass ceilings?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why are female doctors in Australia hitting glass ceilings?
Women are typically the dominant group within medical schools and yet remain under-represented in leadership positions.
![Flying knives and other medical mishaps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flying knives and other medical mishaps
From arm wrestling gone wrong to flying pocket knives, DHBs have reported on "adverse events" affecting 525 patients in the year to June.
!['Adverse effects' at DHBs up from 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Adverse effects' at DHBs up from 2014
An adverse event is an incident that caused serious harm or death, or could have done so.
![Medical problem makes life tough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Medical problem makes life tough
They consider Canberra home but this New Zealand family are struggling to make ends meet after having support for their autistic son withdrawn.
![Orion Health tips loss as revenue soars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Orion Health tips loss as revenue soars
Orion Health Group first-half loss was expected, as a weaker kiwi dollar and recurring revenue in North America lifted sales by 26 percent.
![Experts urge Labour to sweeten policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Experts urge Labour to sweeten policy
Nutrition experts say Labour's policy to reduce sugar in foods is a good move, but a sugar tax on fizzy drinks is an essential step.
![Anaesthetists under pressure of 'Olympic athletes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anaesthetists under pressure of 'Olympic athletes'
Anaesthetists say the levels of stress they face in their job are comparable to the pressures felt by soldiers and Olympic athletes.
![Healthcare trends promise revenue boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Healthcare trends promise revenue boost
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's sales could be nudging the $2 billion mark within a decade if the company's bullish growth projections become a reality.
![Govt right to avoid complex tax on sugar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt right to avoid complex tax on sugar
Public health campaigners have made quite an effort this year to persuade the Government to introduce a selective tax on sugar.
![Nurse fighting multiple charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nurse fighting multiple charges
A former Waikato drug and alcohol nurse is fighting multiple charges of professional misconduct including engaging in a sexual act with a patient.
!['Real-life Robin Hood' disciplined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Real-life Robin Hood' disciplined
A real-life Robin Hood, who saves lives in the world's poorest countries, has been disciplined for practising without a certificate.
![Midwife's competence questioned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Midwife's competence questioned
A midwife's competence has been questioned after she failed to arrange urine testing for a woman who was later diagnosed with a life-threatening condition that necessitated an emergency caesarean birth.
![Elderly woman given incorrect dose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Elderly woman given incorrect dose
An elderly woman with dementia was given four times her proper dose of antipsychotic medication for nine days before anyone noticed the error.
![Provincial hospitals face scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Provincial hospitals face scrutiny
Three provincial North Island hospitals have unexpectedly high death rates, according to data released to the Herald after a two-year wait.