Ed Gane
Petition delivered to Parliament over Pharmac budget
About 200 people braved rain in Wellington yesterday to deliver a petition to Parliament demanding big increases to the budget of drug-buyer Pharmac.
They included 10-year-old Ryker Tolich, there to… Audio
Professor Ed Gane and Wendy Overy discuss Hepatitis C cure
There's been some good news for the around 50,000 New Zealanders who have Hepatitis C. A drug capable of curing the disease, Maviret, will be fully funded by Pharmac and be available from October… Audio
World Hepatitis Day
Today is World Hepatitis Day which also marks more than a year of funding in New Zealand for a drug which has cured up to 97 percent of patients with the Hepatitis C virus. The effectiveness of the… Audio
Hep C decision is a "huge advance" for patients.
A liver specialist says Pharmac's decision to "open consultations" on seven proposed new treatments, including two for hepatitis C is a huge advance for those with the disease. Audio
Kiwis join Australian hepatitis C buyers' club
An Australian group which allows hepatitis C patients to get cheap access to a revolutionary new cure has so far helped more than a hundred New Zealanders get the drugs. Audio
Liver Cancer
The are growing rates of liver cancer and NZ's numbers are predicted to double in the next 20 years. Audio