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Mum pleads for people to give blood saying she's alive thanks to donations from 16 people.
Call to reform coercive treatment for mentally unwell
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New call to GPs: Cut antibiotic prescriptions by a third
Study finds big drop in antibiotic prescriptions last year didn't lead to hospital cases.
Covid-19: Four new cases in managed isolation
Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Victoria is paused until Thursday.
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In total there are now 68 active cases in Victoria.
100+ staff leave charity amid claims of bullying, service cuts
Former staff say they have never seen such low levels of morale.
'I'm being targeted': Influencer Simone Anderson cleared by ASA
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It spreads more easily, it's more severe, and it's more resistant to vaccines.
Chinese researchers find 24 new coronaviruses in bats
One of the newly identified coronaviruses is the second-closest genetically to Covid-19.
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New survey: How Covid has changed the way Kiwis feel, shop, work, travel, and live
The results are in: So, has Covid made us eat better, care more, and stress less?
Diabetes-drug decision will hit thousands, says doctor
Diabetes is the country's biggest and fastest-growing health condition.
Nurse shortage leaves beds empty, operations cancelled
Medical staff at Christchurch Hospital say the stretched workforce is at breaking point.
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Covid vaccine stocks running low across NZ
Overachieving health boards have been instructed to slow down the vaccination rate.
Whanganui acupuncturist welcomes inclusion under health Act
Whanganui acupuncturist welcomes inclusion under health Act.
Celebrating donors on World Blood Donor Day
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The Covid-19 Wuhan lab leak theory highlights a glaring lack
OPINION: What may or may not have happened in China is not the biggest problem.
A multibillion-dollar plan to end polio, and soon
New York Times: Global health organisations laying plans to eradicate polio.
'Gravely ill' overseas returnee dies in hospital before entering MIQ
The man was 'gravely ill' and his death is being referred to the Coroner.
Kiwi mum-of-six went from being a 'picture of health' to living in constant pain
The young mum says her life is now on hold, following the devastating diagnosis.
Police mental health and addiction referrals to ED soar in south Auckland
In the past, cops picking up a drunk person would leave them in a cell to sleep it off.
Covid-19: QLD outbreak grows after infected Victorian breached rules
Queensland has recorded two Covid-19 cases after a Melbourne Covid case breached lockdown
New training to help GPs fit IUD contraception
New Zealand needs more GPs, doctors and nurses to be trained in inserting IUDs.
Toxic timber filling up NZ's landfills
Some 400,000 tonnes of noxious waste is being dumped in the nation's landfills each year.
Four new local Covid-19 cases in Melbourne with lockdown set to end tonight
There are now 78 active cases and 180 exposure sites across the state.