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'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’.

Is Alzheimer's the same as dementia? A brain expert explains

Telegraph: Professor Tara Spires-Jones on causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

'Deliberate deception': Pharmacist ordered extra meds, then sold them online

Jayant Patel was caught when the pharmacy owner noticed extra medication and viewed CCTV.

Life-prolonging cancer drugs could be funded sooner

New Zealand badly lags behind other developed countries for funded myeloma drugs.

Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs

A desperate Auckland family is collecting cans to try fund blood cancer medication.

Can weight-loss pills and dieting cause eating disorders?

The demand for off-label weight-loss drugs like Ozempic is starting to get concerning.

Prescription blunder leaves Alexandra woman ‘angry and scared’

Medical botch-up led to woman having to delay having children.

The link between birth control pills and sex drive

New York Times: The pill lowers testosterone. What does that do to libido?

'Fantastic news': Mum cancer-free after international medical trial

Hamilton woman Lisa Martin was among those whose aggressive cancer was eliminated.

Focus Live: Coalition Govt agrees to allow the sale of Pseudoephedrine

Act leader David Seymour at the signing of the coalition agreement with National and NZ First says pseudoephedrine will be back on shelves in time for next winter. Video / Mark Mitchell

Ebos Group's pet project is off, shares fall sharply as trading resumes

Ebos had been in a trading halt since last week.

Menopause checklist: Questions to ask your doctor about HRT

Telegraph: Considering hormone replacement therapy? Here's what you need to know.

'Pretty alarmed': Thousands of Kiwis with ADHD forced to switch drugs after supply problems

Global demand has been blamed for the shortage of Teva, a common ADHD drug.

Can some antidepressants cause lasting sexual problems?

NY Times: Some patients say symptoms persist long after they've stopped taking SSRIs.

Obesity drug cuts risk of death by 18 per cent

Wegovy has been found to have a 'quite profound' effect on reducing heart attack risk.

Pseudoephedrine question reflects failure of meth policy - expert

"We have taken the eye off methamphetamine."

‘Meno-washing’: Are midlife women being scammed?

Telegraph: Menopause has come out of the shadows. So have the snake oil merchants.