[ad_1] Act wants an independent review of Pharmac with leader David Seymour saying there are too many “heartbreaking cases” of people being denied the medication they need. He also wants to reduce the number of health boards from 20 to six to “cut red tape in our health system and …
Read More »New Zealand’s latest Covid cluster is ‘tied up’, but is it enough for Auckland to move to Tier 1?
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. New Zealand’s only remaining cluster of Covid-19 cases appears to have been eliminated after having only one new case linked to it in two weeks. Its origin remains unknown, but alert level 1 attracts Auckland. Health and data …
Read More »Donald Trump and Joe Biden Meet for First U.S. Presidential Debate: What to Watch Out For
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will meet shortly for their first debate in a presidential election year marked by extraordinary upheaval. With 35 days to go and the first votes cast in some states, Biden has held an advantage over the Republican president in most national …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: grim prediction from the Australian Medical Association on the vaccine
[ad_1] The president of the Australian Medical Association has made a grim prediction about when Australia will receive a coronavirus vaccine. Appearing on ABC 7.30, Dr. Omar Khorshid said that even though trials are in progress, the possibility of one being released and available in 2021 was unlikely. “It’s really …
Read More »Election 2020: Judith Collins enchants in unusual debate on local electorate
[ad_1] CAMPAIGN JOURNAL: You don’t hear a septuagenarian “woop” often, but the local constituency of national leader Judith Collins didn’t hold back Tuesday night, giving a warm but shrill welcome to their MP’s homecoming. The event was a debate for the candidates in Papakura, a safe seat Collins has held …
Read More »Covid-19: the global death toll from coronavirus dwarfs one million
[ad_1] The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has dwarfed one million, nine months after a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested the resolve of world leaders, pitted science with politics and forced crowds. to change the way they live, learn and work. “It is not just a …
Read More »A man died after lung injury was found, but the cancer was not treated
[ad_1] 123rf The reporting radiologist’s registrar recommended that the man undergo a “respiratory opinion” and documented a discussion with the emergency department registrar. A man died after cancer spread from his lung to his brain, even though doctors had detected a lung injury four months earlier. The Canterbury District Board …
Read More »Abuse in care: sister speaks on behalf of a man who spent 44 years at the Kimberely Center
[ad_1] Warning: this story goes into the details of the physical abuse. Paul Beale spent more than 40 years of his life as a patient in care. The treatment he received has been described to the Royal Abuse in Care Investigation Commission. Paul Beale spent more than 40 years in …
Read More »Missing: Hamilton City Council bans vaping in public areas
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Read More »COVID-19: German yachts jailed until flight home Thursday
[ad_1] The hearing was to decide whether it was necessary to continue detaining them while they wait for their flight back to Germany. The crew’s duty attorney, Clare Watkins, said the trio had planned to sail from Tahiti to New Zealand, leave their ship at Opua and then fly back …
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