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'Just not on': Retired teacher sells stake in her home to fund cancer drug
She says she has spent nearly $200,000 on Keytruda, which is not funded for her cancer.
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David Seymour defends signing off 63% pay rise for Pharmac chairwoman Paula Bennett
The Associate Health Minister said the new rate is half that of private company chairs.
Opinion: Can Wegovy move the needle on NZ’s obesity crisis, or simply treat its symptoms?
OPINION: Tackling a rising obesity epidemic is likely to require much broader change.
'She was writhing in agony. Her treatment cost $40k a year. What choice did we have?'
Ben Rose’s daughter Becky was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease aged 9.
'I couldn’t even make my bed': Heart problems force mum to quit job
'I felt like the Christmas just gone would be my last.'
Expanded role for pharmacists announced
The $5m nationwide scheme is due to start from June.
Government to deliver 13,000 more cancer infusions by end of year
New community cancer services will be available.
GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar
Medicine shortages are a growing nuisance, with little warning about unavailability.
Prescription maze: ADHD medication shortages to drag on
Pharmacists say the situation has become an ongoing saga.
'Is the pill making me sad?' Kiwi doctors respond honestly to women's bad experiences
Fewer women in New Zealand are on the pill than six years ago.
'On cloud nine': Triathlete with cystic fibrosis makes Ironman history
Kirsty Parsons raced for nearly 15 hours, finishing just before 11pm on Saturday.
NZ lags other OECD nations in access to new medicines, report reveals; Seymour 'mostly' agrees
Funding for outpatient pharmaceuticals in NZ is among the lowest in the developed world.
Own time, own dime: GPs' sacrifice to upskill in ADHD services
Assessments fall outside standard GP visits and are not publicly funded.
Watch: Seymour announces skin cancer drug expansion proposal
It's expected the drugs proposed would save about 1000 infusion hours annually.
Pharmac looks to fund two new leukaemia treatments
Blood Cancer Chief Executive Tim Edmonds says the treatments would typically cost patients upwards of $150,000 a year.
Blood cancer patient lauds ‘brilliant’ drug funding, ministers avoid saying whether failed promise now honoured
If approved, patients could receive the treatment from May this year.
NZ Herald Live: Announcement of new Pharmac proposal for blood cancer patients
David Seymour and Simeon Brown announce new Pharmac proposal for blood cancer patients.
Taupō athlete aims for Ironman first thanks to 'life-changing' drug
'It was like being picked up and put in a brand new shiny body where everything worked...'
New funding boost for rural emergency care
From March 1, rural clinicians will carry a wider range of emergency drugs.
'Emotional' two weeks: Mum's drug funding hope for 4yo son
The 4-year-old has cystic fibrosis and has been hospitalised several times.
Pharmac moves toward funding weight loss drug Wegovy: Diabetes expert weighs in
Diabetes Foundation board chair Dr John Baker on the benefits of Wegovy. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY
David Seymour: Practical tino rangatiratanga means the same rights for all
OPINION: Race-based policies have widened inequality instead of closing gaps.
Pharmac makes move towards funding weight loss drug
The drug costs about $460 a month for patients in New Zealand.
Mum weighs having second child against moving to Oz for toddler's miracle drug
Couple hopes to avoid choosing between IVF in NZ, or moving to Australia for daughter.