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'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22
"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."
"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."
"I started to think I was being dramatic or crazy," cycling champ says.
Dallas was accused of being a drug seeker for repeatedly turning up to ED in pain.
Monique Cross says she was repeatedly dismissed by health professionals.
"Not because I wanted to die, but because the pain was so unbearable," 20-year-old says.
Emma says she was repeatedly sent home from ED feeling like no one believed her suffering.
"We volunteered out of the generosity of and goodness of our hearts," MIQ nurse tells.
Māori liaison specialist nurse Patumahoe Leaf-Wright is taking specialty cardiology services to rural and remote communities. Video / Hāpaitia te Hauora Manawa
Health boss says rest home deaths highlight risks to 'vulnerable population'.
New York Times: If Roe is overturned, it's estimated that 24 states will ban abortion.
Nearly 30,000 New Zealanders were stuck in delays for hospital treatment in August
Andrew Little announces the Government’s plan to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by Covid-19. Video / Supplied
Vaping stores have proliferated and the impact is being seen in younger users.
Yesterday, 9109 community cases were reported.
Dr James Fingleton says Māori and Pacific communities are more likely to have asthma.
Data suggests Northland schools may have fared far better than elsewhere in the country.
Dr Oscar Lyons: educator, researcher tells his story to Elisabeth Easther.
The rate of Kiwi children with asthma is high when compared to other countries.
Greg Macpherson on SRW Laboratories' impressive growth despite Covid-hindered growth.
International arrivals are slowly starting to pick up again.
The Wordle's your oyster with these versions of the hugely popular word guessing game.
Modellers say the next big wave could be months away. How will we know when it starts?
The new sub-variant had shown that it could 'out-compete' existing variants, experts said.
Case numbers are starting to plateau, except in the West Coast and South Canterbury.
Some schools join doctors' and scientists' call for classroom mask mandate over winter.
150 women could die of breast cancer they don't know they have...
Signing up for an app is the easy part, but which will you actually use long term?
Weight loss and reduced stress the best thing for a healthy life, says Paula Bennett.
Hamish and Kyle discuss anger, and what you can do to feel better. Video / NZ Herald
Yesterday, there were 14 deaths, 8242 new cases and 480 people with Covid-19 in hospital.