Campaign · Health
Men over 40 urged to ask doctors for a prostate blood test tick
About 4,500 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in New Zealand, the Prostate Cancer Foundation says.
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Awareness week · Health
Five simple ways to show good white cane etiquette
A person using a white cane may still have useful sight, Blind Low Vision NZ says.
Partnership · Health
Ambulance now alerts Coastguard and Surf Life Saving straight away
Two national agreements link New Zealand’s ambulance communications centres directly with both groups for the first time.
Funding · Health
Pharmac funds new hospital medicine for drug-resistant infections
About 20 to 33 people a year are expected to receive the new medicine over the next five years.
New service · Health
More people with type 2 diabetes can get four funded medicines
Pharmac expects around 14,000 more people to gain access over the next 12 months, rising to around 31,000 after five years.
New service · Health
Pharmac extends cancer medicine funding to about 15 more people a year
Pharmac says the change will give a clearer, more consistent pathway to funded treatment.
Health information · Health
Vision loss can bring phantom images, Blind Low Vision NZ explains
Charles Bonnet Syndrome is estimated to affect around one in four adults with sight loss or low vision.