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‘Unbelievable pain’: Simpson announces shingles infection

'I feel as if I have a hedgehog taped to my face,' says Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson.

‘Almost entirely preventable’: Expert on US measles death

The death marks the first US measles fatality in nearly a decade.

‘Deteriorated really quickly’: Dai Henwood shares cancer update

'I've obviously got some tumour activity going on in my lungs.'

Cancer Society funds boost ovarian cancer detection research

The researchers aim to create early detection tests, improving survival rates.

‘Hell of a fight’: Retiree battles ACC after delayed terminal cancer diagnosis

He was turned down, then offered $19,732, which he said was an 'insult'.

‘Totally bizarre’: Kiwi woman puzzled by unexpected cholera diagnosis

Health officials say the non-toxigenic strain poses no public health risk.

The reason young women’s bodies are more prone to cancer

The hormone oestrogen is thought to play to a central role.

‘Promising’: Ozempic may protect against Alzheimer’s

New York Times: Could the drugs that upended diabetes and obesity benefit the brain?

‘You almost feel trapped’: Living with chronic lung disease

Aimee Carruthers, 41, relies on a 7kg oxygen tank due to a rare lung condition.

13 cases of whooping cough hit Tairāwhiti, baby hospitalised

Nationwide, 1232 cases were notified from October 19 to January 10.

‘Phenomenal’ teen cheerleader died of meningitis a week after starting dream job

'She got to live her dream for one week. It was so unfairly taken from her.'

Opinion: How to protect babies as whooping cough epidemic grows

OPINION: Why do we need to get serious about whooping cough?

'Day and night': Germany searches for source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

It is Germany’s first reported incident of FMD in more than three decades.

Baby with whooping cough dies over Christmas period

A family has lost their baby due to the highly infectious disease.

Arthritis symptoms, treatments and foods that can help

Telegraph: There is no cure for chronic joint pain, but it can be made more bearable.

'Mission accomplished': Author Ron Murray dies three days after receiving copies of final book

Ron Murray's wife Jill described him as a 'man of many talents'.

Aussie scientists trial mosquitoes with ‘toxic’ semen to fight disease

Female flies that bred with 'toxic' males had a significantly reduced lifespan.

US records first human death from H5N1 bird flu

Louisiana officials confirm no human transmission after first US H5N1 death.