Writing on Stuff.co.nz* the University of Auckland’s Dr Francis Hunter outlines the situation PHARMAC and the Government face over the […]
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Zika virus may be be carried by mosquito found in NZ – Expert reaction
The Zika virus may be carried by a mosquito species found in New Zealand, according to preliminary results from Brazilian […]
Continue readingPossible sexual transmission of Zika virus – Expert reaction
The Ministry of Health has reported a case of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in New Zealand. A […]
Continue readingFailing food production to kill 500,000 in 2050 – Expert reaction
Unchecked climate change will hit food production so severely that an extra half a million people could die through changes […]
Continue readingPush for Keytruda funding – Expert reaction
Public pressure is growing for the Government to fund the melanoma drug Keytruda, listed as ‘low priority’ by drug funding […]
Continue readingRena remains on reef – In the News
The wreck of the Rena container ship, its equipment and contents will remain on the Astrolabe Reef where it was […]
Continue readingTalcum powder cancer case – In the News
A US court has ruled that healthcare product company Johnson & Johnson are to pay out NZ$108 million in damages […]
Continue readingSperm derived from stem cells – Experts reaction
Scientists in China have created functioning sperm from mice stem cells in the laboratory. To accomplish this feat, the researchers […]
Continue readingAntarctic ice may melt faster than expected – In the News
Antarctica’s large land-based ice sheets may be more vulnerable to increasing global temperatures than previously thought, according to new research […]
Continue readingNew measures for managing freshwater – In the News
Stronger rules on farm pollution and a $100 million for cleaning up lakes and rivers are among new initiatives put […]
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