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New Zealand Health - Page 6

Teacher NZ's first victim of superbug

He died fighting a superbug that no antibiotic in the world could touch. Ref. Source 8

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Big shakeup coming for Chch hospitals

New Zealand's private healthcare system is set to be shaken up by the imminent arrival of a new hospital in Christchurch. Ref. Source 3

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Money runs out for drug research

A national drug safety monitoring programme has been forced to shut after funding dried up. Ref. Source 8

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Measles patients isolated

Familes across the North Island have been warned of a measles outbreak after at least 10 people contracted the disease following a hip-hop event in Sydney. Ref. Source 9

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Patients to run health care online

The face of New Zealand healthcare will change before the year is out as Kiwis are signed into patient portals allowing them to self-manage their medical records, book doctor appointments and chat to their GP online. Ref. Source 4

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Pandemic, not quake, the bigger risk

An infectious disease pandemic is more likely to strike Canterbury than another earthquake, a draft emergency management plan suggests. Ref. Source 9

New Zealand Health - Page 6

Nurses' 'terrifying' time job hunting

Nurses who should be in hot demand are turning an eye to the unemployment queue, with 500 graduates struggling to find work even as a chronic nursing crisis looms. Ref. Source 1

New Zealand Health Psychology Special & Health - Page 6

Parts of hospital 'an infection risk'

A litany of hygiene concerns has been identified at Wellington Hospital - including waiting-room chairs declared an infection risk - with the children's ward among the worst areas. Ref. Source 4