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'I just don’t want to live in a world without Mum'

Radio and TV star Simon Barnett’s wife Jodi has battled brain cancer for more than five years but doctors have now given her just weeks to live. Video / NZ Herald

Southern Cross members make $1.3b claims: premiums to rise

Forecast of 7.1 per cent premium rise for 940,000 members in the 2024 year.

Microbiologist reveals the foods she'll never eat and why

Buffets, bagged salads and oysters all pose a high risk of food poisoning.

Unique trust aims to create ‘pay it forward’ process for women’s health

This exciting initiative is being launched on Thursday, October 5.

Power trip: How to get strong, toned arms at any age

Telegraph: Strength training and nutrition are key, experts say.

Kate Middleton opens up about acute illness: 'I know what that feels like'

The Princess of Wales was hospitalised with the condition in 2012.

Sober October: How to break your psychological dependence on booze

Telegraph: Most people who die from alcohol aren't alcoholics, says Dr Richard Piper.

‘Culture of fear’: Dyson and the fight over working from home

Financial Times: Six weeks into the UK's first Covid lockdown, Dyson's campus 'reopened'.

The health risks for men who work too hard – and how to fix them

Telegraph: Stress is taking a serious toll on successful mid-life men, a new study finds.

Chronic asthma: Girl hospitalised 23 times for respiratory illnesses

Chloe Crump has been hospitalised 23 times for her respiratory conditions,

Are blue light glasses doing you more harm than good?

They’re heavily promoted. When we looked at the evidence, this is what we found.

Heather du Plessis-Allan gives update on Barry Soper after heart surgery

Soper, ZB’s senior political correspondent, underwent triple-bypass surgery last Friday.

'Concern' from Youthline CEO amid huge rise in mental distress in young people

Shae Ronald, ONZM, says it's clear 'things have changed for this generation'.

Why fasting is more effective than dieting

OPINION: A nutrition and hormone expert reveals how intermittent fasting can help you.

'This saved my life': Cancer survivor urges men over 50 to get simple test

He said a simple PSA blood test saved his life and more men should get checked.

Can Chatbots be trusted for medical advice?

The Conversation: Three ways to avoid misleading information via chatbots.