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Kiwi teen who endured brain surgery while awake forced to move to Oz for cancer care

Portia was the youngest in New Zealand to have an awake craniotomy.

'It's chaos': Mayotte hospital grapples with cyclone aftermath

Medics in Mayotte deliver babies during cyclone, face medicine shortages.

Opinion: For the sake of 600,000 children, science must be bold

New York Times: Is it better to be safe and let thousands continue to die?

Theatre legend Tim Bray on cancer, chemo and the man who's holding him together

'Within myself, I still completely feel me.'

Letters: Memo to bootcamp critics – progress requires trial and error

OPINION: 'Expecting a 100% performance rate from any new initiative ... is naive.'

Scores dead from mystery disease in Congo, WHO dispatches team

Epidemiologists have been sent to the area 700km southeast of Kinshasa.

Letters: Beach contamination shameful; what Kiwi cities are lacking

OPINION: 'Nothing but Third-World standards, and an absolute disgrace.'

Are chemicals used in fragrances bad for your health?

Scientists warn some chemicals found in fragrances can cause adverse health outcomes.

Spike in dangerous virus for dogs prompts warning

'I can't stress enough that once your dog has signs, you're too late.'

'Matter of time': New measles outbreak would be worse than 2019, with up to 90 cases a week

After a measles scare on Waiheke, briefings show the potential toll of a large outbreak.

Doctor believes he’s found the answer to an illness with no cure

Telegraph: Chronic fatigue and long Covid remain poorly understood.

Emma Nadler: How loss, and joy, can permeate everyday life

Having a child with a rare genetic deletion is intense, but there is happiness, too.

'Powerful, pure soul': Hamiltonian shaves hair in support of mum's cancer battle

The Waikato Herald told her story last week. Now she's taken part in Shave for a Cure.

How to cope when dementia changes a loved one’s personality

New York Times: Advice for managing mood swings in dementia patients.

The four biggest killers of men – and what to watch out for in every decade

Telegraph: The conditions that affect men at every age – and how to protect against them.

Cruise travellers catch severe disease from luxury amenity

Ten passengers were hospitalised after using the high-class hot tubs.