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Delayed diagnosis, wrong hip operation leave toddler with pain and trauma

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By Ruth Hill 
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
The parents of a 3-year-old Dunedin girl with hip dysplasia say she has suffered unnecessary pain and trauma from a delayed diagnosis and then being subjected to the wrong kind of operation. They plan to take her to Europe for further treatment, saying they no longer have trust in the New Zealand health system. Despite her ordeal, Lubomira Weyland rarely stops smiling, a limp is currently the only sign that things are not quite right.
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First GP prescriptions for adult ADHD patients issued Original

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By Kate Green , Ruth Hill 
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
Adam Currie became one of the first people in the country to be prescribed ADHD medication by a GP at an 8.30am appointment on Monday. He told RNZ he booked the first available doctor's appointment for February after he heard about the upcoming changes "many months ago, hoping the doctor would prescribe it".
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Clinicians fear over-diagnosis of ADHD as GPs, nurse practitioners allowed to prescribe medication

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By Ruth Hill 
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
New rules allowing GPs and nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs to treat ADHD increase the risk of over-diagnosis, over-prescribing, addiction, psychosis and other harms, some clinicians are warning. Christchurch hospitality worker Caity became increasingly anxious in the month after starting on ADHD medication. "I just couldn't shut my brain off at night, so I went 11 days without sleeping, which was definitely not fun." Then the TV started talking to her.
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