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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Health & Safety articles  Health & Safety
    Excitement as weight loss drug Wegovy hits our shores, but a warning that it won't be a silver bullet
     27 June 2025
    Excitement as weight loss drug Wegovy hits our shores, but a warning that it won't be a silver bullet
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    Injectable weight loss drug, Wegovy is expected to hit our shores next Tuesday
    26 Jun: Injectable weight loss drug, Wegovy is expected to hit our shores next Tuesday... more
    Popular weight loss and diabetes drug Wegovy , is days away for New Zealand
    26 Jun: Popular weight loss and diabetes drug Wegovy , is days away for New Zealand... more
    A specialist GP is warning the incoming 24/7 digital healthcare service could be a poor investment
    26 Jun: A specialist GP is warning the incoming 24/7 digital healthcare service could be a poor investment... more
    A New Zealand veterinary pharmaceutical company's recruiting more than 100 dogs for a world-first cannabis clinical trial
    26 Jun: A New Zealand veterinary pharmaceutical company's recruiting more than 100 dogs for a world-first cannabis clinical trial... more
    Assessment processes will still be rigorous for prescribing ADHD medication
    25 Jun: Assessment processes will still be rigorous for prescribing ADHD medication... more
    It's being suggested there are tens of thousands of people in the community, with undiagnosed ADHD
    25 Jun: It's being suggested there are tens of thousands of people in the community, with undiagnosed ADHD... more
    Hope and relief from the ADHD community, over prescription rule changes, to improve treatment access
    24 Jun: Hope and relief from the ADHD community, over prescription rule changes, to improve treatment access... more
    GPs and nurse practitioners will soon be able to start treating adult ADHD - without needing specialist involvement
    24 Jun: GPs and nurse practitioners will soon be able to start treating adult ADHD - without needing specialist involvement... more
    Newcastle NRL playmaker Fletcher Sharpe has been diagnosed with a lacerated kidney after being admitted to hospital in Perth
    22 Jun: Newcastle NRL playmaker Fletcher Sharpe has been diagnosed with a lacerated kidney after being admitted to hospital in Perth... more

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