Covid-19: NZ analysis reveals vax's life-saving difference
Analysis reveals life-saving difference of vaccination in NZ - but also tragic inequities.
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Mark Dunajtschik tells staff to use it to help children into a better quality of life.
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The two-time leukaemia survivor devotes her time to helping others, studying and dancing.
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OPINION: There's a serious downside to the prevalent habit, Jana Hocking writes.
'We still wait, and die, for our miracle drug - why?'
OPINION: 'Trikafta makes cystic fibrosis a manageable condition. It lets people live.'
Alzheimer's drug shows promise in early results of study
Drugmaker's potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease in a late-stage study.
Surveillance audit: Cops will investigate use of CCTV network
Privacy Commissioner questions police access of surveillance network.
Nurses warned refusing extra shifts likely illegal
Nurses Organisation advises all 35,000 members to work only the rostered shifts.
Police moot audit of CCTV network accessed by fake crime scam
Audit possible as police face questions over gaming access to surveillance network.
Campaigner's own brush with death after losing wife to cancer
Malcolm Mulholland backed wife Wiki through terminal cancer - then was diagnosed himself.
Kiwi trial to investigate magic mushrooms for depression
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Rhys Jones: Vote for your health's sake
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Can you really get a summer body in six weeks?
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Woman received significant burns after clinic mixes up patient names
The woman said she was yet to receive a direct apology for what happened to her.
Carmen Hall: 'Despicable' Govt should axe GST off quality of life meds
COMMENT: The Government is putting this in the too-hard basket but that's ridiculous.
'I don't know if my son will ever walk again': ACC declines support for blind toddler
Lawyer says this case raises an interesting issue about a disabled child who is injured.
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Doctor dispels Asian food myth
There's a common misconception around Asian food that was peddled in the 1960s.
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Should cancer drugs be GST-free? Patient who has spent $200k to survive says yes
"I still feel I've got everything going for me," the 76-year-old says.
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Jurassic World star's shock claim about blockbuster films
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Parents of Rory Nairn speak out on son's death linked to Covid-19 vaccine
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Why Omicron might stick around
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Spate of ambulance crashes being investigated
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Settlement reached over Dunedin toddler's death
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'I felt like I was failing as a mother': New mum $10k out of pocket after ACC snub
"Eventually I broke...I didn't want to be here anymore. I felt defeated, and quite alone."
Opinion: We have reached peak 'mental health'
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