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There's calls for law changes among experts after a 2-month-old baby died after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy.
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) clinical director is supporting calls for a law change mandating medication be checked by two people before it's dispensed following the death of a two-month old ...
A health worker gives out Rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Health and Safety experts say the Government need to consider people's lives as they set to change scaffolding regulations.
Dr Anna Skinner, the Chief Clinical Advisor for Primary Care at Health New Zealand, told Checkpoint that the change would help eliminate barriers for people to get treatment. "People have been ...
A man sits while smoking in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking, a lifetime ban for those aged ...
A health worker gives out Rapid COVID-19 antigen self-test kits at the Waipareira Trust drive-in COVID-19 testing station in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Back in August, 2021 ...
Back in August, New Zealand’s government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...
As virus cases go from 1 to 24,000, New Zealand changes tack by: NICK PERRY, Associated Press Posted: Mar 8, 2022 / 12:43 AM EST Updated: Mar 8, 2022 / 07:19 PM EST ...
WELLINGTON – Back in August, New Zealand's government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new daily cases hit a ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Back in August, New Zealand’s government put the entire nation on lockdown after a single community case of the coronavirus was detected. On Tuesday, when new ...