Opinion: Open letter from 16 NZ cancer charities to Luxon, Willis, and Seymour
OPINION: Cancer patients and advocates sat in disbelief when the Budget was announced.
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Editorial: Cancer patients promised access to medicines shouldn't have to wait
OPINION: Patients – and families, friends and carers – are unlikely to forget the slight.
Watch: Jack Tame v Nicola Willis in heated post-Budget debate on Q+A
Willis was probed over why the Nats didn't campaign on how many families were worse off.
PM speaks ahead of Niue and Fiji trip; backs Govt cancer drugs commitment
The trip will be Christopher Luxon’s first visit to the region as Prime Minister.
Claire Trevett: Snap poll gives Budget lukewarm pass, but cancer drug fail leaves sour taste
Cancer patients shouldn't have been left hanging to find out the drug promise was on hold.
Budget 2024: No funding for promised cancer drugs disappoints patient
National campaigned on funding 13 cancer treatments available in Australia.
Claire Trevett: Willis' game of good and bad numbers as Budget reckoning looms
OPINION: The Budget will be a tally of promises kept and broken.
Pharmac minister David Seymour met new Act MP’s former drug company employer
Todd Stephenson has links with two of the three companies Seymour met.
MP advising minister on Pharmac has investments in pharmaceutical companies
Act MP Todd Stephenson's long links with pharma industry - and plans to shake up Pharmac.
Bowel cancer rates rise in under-50s, calls for lower screening age
Govt will lower the bowel cancer screening age to 55.
ADHD medication prescription rates rise tenfold for adults in NZ
Higher prescription rates reflected greater recognition of ADHD, the study's author said.
Govt boosts Pharmac funding by $1.7b
The Government will boost Pharmac’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years. Video / NZ Herald
Paula Bennett appointed new chair of Pharmac
There had been speculation the former minister was planning to run for Auckland Mayor.
Delight as Pharmac proposes to fund new cancer drug
Overall, more than 800 patients would benefit, Pharmac said.
Diabetes: Pharmac’s funding of glucose monitors a major step - with a few catches
Up to 18,000 people with diabetes will soon get free access to life-saving technology.
Watch: 'We could die'- Diabetic girls plead with Pharmac
Zoe and Emily say they desperately need New Zealand's help to keep their insulin pumps.
Opinion: David Seymour putting cart before horse on health insurance
OPINION: Medsafe must first approve off-label medicines, insurers say.
Pseudoephedrine can be sold in pharmacies after bill passes third reading
The legislation will allow cold and flu medicines to be available over the counter.
Opinion: Pharmac funding gap leaves Kiwi babies vulnerable to devastating disease
OPINION: It’s time for New Zealand to prioritise the health of its youngest population.
Opinion: Loss of free flu vaccine a 'missed opportunity'
OPINION: Pharmac has announced flu vaccines will no longer be free for children.
Exclusive: Insurance gap blocking Kiwis from life-saving drugs will be fixed, Seymour says
A Medsafe technicality is seeing people miss out on desperately-needed funds.
Medical cannabis company in voluntary administration after funding dispute
Loss-making firm failed to raise much-needed funds.
Editorial: The emperor of all maladies, cancer
OPINION: The Princess of Wales has reassured the world 'I am going to be okay'.
Revealed: David Seymour's big plans for Pharmac
Seymour wants investigation of possible cost-sharing between Pharmac and patients.
Kiwi mum's plea to David Seymour on Pharmac - Samantha Lenik
OPINION: What sort of country are we discussing medical access for cancer patients?
Relapse risk: Schizophrenia meds in supply crunch
Psychiatrists say disruption could cause some patients to suffer relapse of psychosis.
'We're relieved': Pharmac cancer funding welcomed by families
The new rule means every child with cancer receives the same access to vital medicine.
Stage 4 cancer patient beat the odds - but his unfunded battle isn't over yet
He is paying $1700 every eight weeks for unfunded Keytruda treatments.
Hope for cancer patients as price falls on life-extending drug
The scheme won't cover all multiple myeloma patients. Details are due within a month.
Opinion: Pharmac announces huge step in cancer drug funding
OPINION: Kiwis will see new cancer drugs at a faster rate.
'Wonderful doctor' sells family home to buy blood cancer drugs
Dr Logan McLennan's former patients are stepping forward to help the beloved GP.
Pharmac stops free flu vaccines for older Māori, Pasifika
Lady Tureiti Moxon says the decision is ‘another anti-Maōri stance’.
'Life-saving': Nick Jonas' message to Kiwi fans
He just played to a huge Auckland crowd, now he's shifting the focus to something else.
Life-prolonging cancer drugs could be funded sooner
New Zealand badly lags behind other developed countries for funded myeloma drugs.