NZ Doctor. The return of the $5 prescription fee for most people is the main change for New Zealand’s health system in Budget 2024. The Coalition Government has followed through on its election campaign pledge to bring back the fee for everyone except Community...

RNZ. Heading into winter, Covid-19 is making headlines thanks to new variants and an increase in case numbers. Virus levels in wastewater were the highest they've been since December, 2022, according to national surveillance data for the week ending 19 May. And...

Stuff. Health NZ says it is working hard to recruit cancer care specialists. However, the public health agency has been unable to provide oncology vacancy numbers. Read...

NZ Herald. Former pharmaceutical company executive turned Act MP Todd Stephenson has been appointed to a special role representing Pharmac’s new government minister, his party leader and Associate Minister of Health David Seymour.  Read...

One News. A slew of cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine are back on the shelves after the Government lifted a decade-long ban on the ingredient. Read more...

NZ Herald. The death of a Dunedin man may have been prevented if he had been given more information before consenting to the Covid vaccination that later claimed his life. Read...

RNZ. Bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions, a new study by Wellington researchers says. Read...

NZ Herald. An annual North Taranaki book fair will give people the chance to browse through books and check on their health. Read...

Newsroom. The national drug-buying agency has been encouraged to re-think how it frames future pitches for funding increases in order to make them more compelling to ministers overseeing cost-cutting exercises across government. Read...