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She had 18 months with symptoms before surgeons found the parasite.
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Clinical staff and security guards plead with management for extra security.
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How to live longer than your parents
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Study of 1000 NZ mums backs ‘more natural’ option to induce labour
Women needing help to begin labour could be offered a safe alternative, study finds.
Senior doctor’s plea as staff struggles put safe emergency service at risk
Senior doctor's plea to Health NZ bosses illustrates the extreme strain on EDs nationally.
Why scientists remain troublingly far from understanding Long Covid
Vulnerable Kiwis being 'left behind' as scientists race to understand Long Covid's causes.
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Dentist with Hawke’s Bay roots wants to fill the gaping hole in our health system
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Dieting to lose weight? Don't bother, say experts
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Steven Joyce: Royal Commission needs to ensure lessons learned from post-Covid hangover
OPINION: There needs to be an objective look at what could have been done better.
Covid-19: Why NZ’s life-saving elimination strategy didn’t come with ‘bounce-back’ in deaths
New analysis suggests much of elimination's wider health benefits have been sustained.
Bindi Irwin shares more details about heartbreaking health battle
The Aussie star felt 'desperately alone' after being told her pain was 'all in her head'.
'Wonderful': Cancer patients grateful for free lodging as demand for services rises
"The Cancer Society - if they weren’t there, many people would have nowhere to go."
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Black Caps great shares an update on his recovery battle.
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Brett Hunter's wife Jo has opened up about her late husband's cancer journey.
It's serious money: Questions raised over taxpayer money funding free vouchers for private clinics
An ED consultant asks why White Cross vouchers are being funded instead of more staff.
One-in-a-billion risk of mad cow disease spreading through NZ blood donation
Experts say thousands of people barred from giving blood over 'extraordinarily low' risk.
Fresh appeal to find new site for $15 million hospice in Hawke’s Bay
Cranford Hospice is asking for help to find new site.
Prime Energy: What is it and why is your child so obsessed with it?
It's been heavily promoted by two Youtubers, now the FDA is investigating it.
We desperately need to stomp the stigma for asking for help
Students from 10 high schools will come together for the Wellies for Wellbeing.
Safety first: Why the pause on surgical mesh operations is long overdue
Procedure should remain halted until surgeons have skills to perform it safely.
Kiwi 'brain food' drink Ārepa gets another nod in new study
Kiwi startup with Steven Adams on board scores win in nutrition study.
'Silo' effect meant doctors failed to detect cause of Carmen Walker's death
Pathologist claims Carmen Walker's death at Waikato Hospital 13 years ago was iatrogenic.
'Young people not valued': Vaping rules still 'not enforced' in shops
Officers empowered to enforce vaping regulations should double in 'coming months'.
What to know about the new dominant Covid variant
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You probably aren’t getting enough fibre - and that’s a problem
New York Times: Here’s why that’s a problem, and how to fix it.
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Opinion: It is very dangerous for politicians to start picking preferred medication
Using terminal illnesses to grab votes is not our way to win an election.