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Check your medication – Concerns that a deadly synthetic opioid is present in fake anxiety medication

12 month pilot scheme to help those in need, receive free medication for minor illnesses

Attempting to have a Covid-free summer? Here’s some tips to keep yourself safe

National Covid numbers / Covid tracking

New blood test for detecting heart attacks – Results in 8 minutes instead of 1-2 hours

The Upper Hutt Connection

Dental treatment grants increase from $300 to $1000 from today

Shortage of Type-2 Diabetes medication partially caused by internet weight-loss fad

Some vape products may contain excess nicotine

Type-2 Diabetics not expected to pay for alternate medicines among Dulaglutide shortage, but alternate medicines yet to be found.

A warning about latest Covid strains

The Upper Hutt Connection

Call from LGNZ for vapes to be only sold at R18 retailers

New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us

UHAG give support to families in the area living with autism

Important info on Rapid Antigen Tests

Sports supplements found to contain illegal drugs and prescription meds – Consumer NZ

Covid-19 testing at Heretaunga Christian Centre

Retrieved from Ministry of Health - https://www.health.govt.nz

Close Contact Locations: Upper Hutt

Making a Covid-19 Plan

The Upper Hutt Connection

N95 masks best recommendation for protection against Omicron Variant

PPE gear disinfected by dry heat

Call on fast-food chains to simplify nutritional information

The Upper Hutt Connection

DIY Covid tests available from mid-December

The Upper Hutt Connection

Covid 19 booster shots available from 29th of November

The Upper Hutt Connection

Disposable masks are still more effective than triple layer cloth masks, even after being washed ten times.

The Upper Hutt Connection

Third Covid jab reserved for the most severely compromised

The Upper Hutt Connection

The authenticity of Vaccine Passes may be quite hard to enforce

The Upper Hutt Connection

Study finds harmful chemicals in vaping products.

Concern for hospitals over Christmas period

Education and health workers must be fully vaccinated by 1 January 2022

The Upper Hutt Connection

Why having bad oral health could raise the risk of COVID

Understaffing at Hutt Hospital creating dangerous situations

The Upper Hutt Connection

Hutt Valley could be in line for Covid cases, after covid-positive case spends weekend in Wairarapa

The Upper Hutt Connection

New Zealand College of Midwives asks for record of vaccination rates among pregnant women

The Upper Hutt Connection

Covid Vaccination Certificate – Upcoming rules for accommodation providers

The Upper Hutt Connection

Upper Hutt Covid vaccination rates as at 11 November 2021

The Upper Hutt Connection

Hutt Valley DHB petitions government to give real commitment to Smoke Free 2025 plan.

The Upper Hutt Connection

Upper Hutt Covid Vaccinations by suburb 2/11/2021

Upper Hutt Covid Vaccinations by suburb 30/10/2021

Party drug contents surprise users

Vapes just increase vaping, don’t cut smoking – research – 1news (15/10/21)

Why it’s time to treat medicinal cannabis as an alternative therapy, not a pharmaceutical – The Conversation (15/10/21)

Coroner warns mixing MDMA with alcohol and other substances can be fatal – Stuff (15/10/21)

Why we must not allow COVID to become endemic in New Zealand: The Conversation (13/10/21)

Super Saturday: Let’s get vaccinated (14/10/21)