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Opinion: The forgotten cancer – lives at stake as we wait for Govt action

OPINION: More than 21,000 Kiwis are living with a blood cancer.

Employee who worked without pay for two years wins $240K from medical cannabis firm

The man worked for two years without pay.

Do weight loss drugs really work - and can you even get them in NZ?

Clinical trials are finding amazing impacts of new versions of the drugs.

Opinion: TV medical dramas are not like real life - maybe they should be

NYT Opinion: We need to embrace new ways of telling medical stories.

India’s copycat drugmakers gear up to offer cheaper weight-loss drugs

Financial Times: 'When the generics come in there will be a huge price war.'

'Praying for a miracle': Radical step a family could take to keep their mum alive

Maureen King, 69, will soon run out of publicly funded treatment options.

Perpetual Guardian says donations rise sharply despite sluggish economy

Generous and humble: Kiwis among the biggest donors in the world despite nasty economy.

Can drugs like Ozempic treat the most common eating disorder?

New York Times: Medications can transform how the brain responds to food.

Why you’re more at risk of cancer in your 40s and 50s – and how to protect yourself

Telegraph: Key prevention tips for the 17 cancers on the rise for 40 to 60-year-olds.

Private Auckland hospital doubles in size: New $3m robot, extra beds, surgical expansion

Three new procedure rooms and space for 15 extra beds have opened.

Annabel Fenwick Elliott: I took a pill to help fix my drinking problem

Telegraph - OPINION: What it's like to take a drug to stop problem drinking.

The truth about ‘man flu’

New York Times: Experts reveal biological reasons for men's 'man flu' overreactions.

Pharmacy blunder: Mother in shock after her 2-year-old's close call

She almost gave her child five times more liquid steroid than prescribed.

'Tough little girl': 3-year-old has wedge of skull reattached

Daisy will go to Florida for proton treatment when she recovers from surgery.

Wyn Drabble: Probing the age of mounting medical procedures

OPINION: Age brings with it a medical schedule and many probing penetrations.

Five things that raise your risk of Type 2 diabetes

Telegraph: A look at the risk factors as well as the preventative measures.