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The Kiwi doctor who gives MDMA to dying strangers
He is searching for more people with cancer to take part in the first New Zealand trial.
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I’m a microbiologist – antibiotic resistance is a bigger threat than terrorism
Telegraph: Medicines we've always relied on are losing their power. What does that mean?
Minister says Health NZ should 'follow the law' and 'co-operate' on hospice workers' stalled pay equity claim
Health NZ has denied its involvement, saying it is not a party to the pay equity claims.
'Belief in Tauranga's future potential': Willis Bond to develop new $80m private hospital
A new private hospital will have five operating theatres. Tauranga Hospital has eight.
Surge in people injecting peptides prompts Health NZ needle exchange kits
Health NZ handed out 2300 kits to 190 pharmacies in six weeks.
‘Saviour sibling’: Couple gets approval to test IVF embryos for match
Ethics body approves tissue testing of embryos created through specialised IVF.
Demi Lovato's symptoms subside quickly after hospital visit
The singer posted an IV and hospital-bracelet selfie before deleting it.
Christina Applegate promises she's still a 'warrior' for the MS community after misdiagnosis
Her medical team is trying to find out what is causing her symptoms.
Scientists were unsure of how microplastics harmed the body – until now
Washington Post: A new study has produced a "huge finding" on microplastic reactivity.
The conversation that changed how I think about assisted dying
OPINION: Conversations about euthanasia show a complex, confronting and moving reality.
How to lower the likelihood of Alzheimer’s if you have a genetic risk
New York Times: APOE4 is the most common genetic variant associated with the disease.
Distressed patient discharged, overdoses in hospital carpark
A therapist has slammed health authorities for discharging her client from Tauranga Hospital while they were experiencing mental distress.
Calls for Health NZ to pull 'horrendous' BMI from B4 School checks
Plunket nurses measure a child's height, weight and BMI before they start school.
'It blows my mind': Distressed patient discharged, overdoses in hospital carpark
The patient's therapist has laid a complaint with the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Nurse accused of spreading Ebola murdered by mob
A nurse was killed after locals accused the worker of spreading Ebola.
Why a social worker plans to summit a mountain five times in one day
She plans to honour families facing a challenge close to her heart.
Where do autoimmune diseases come from?
New York Times: How ancient infections may have raised autoimmune disease risk.
Millions spent, no one to work there: Waitākere Hospital's empty new ICU
Waitākere’s six-bed ICU has no staff, operating budget or opening date.
Doctors thought it was cancer. It was stage 4 endometriosis
A woman's experience inspires her to write a book about the condition.
NZ’s hidden chronic health burden is even bigger than we thought – new analysis
OPINION: Including GP records lifted multimorbidity prevalence from 14% to 31%.
Rising demand: New four- to six-theatre hospital planned for Epsom
It will be in the Gilgit Rd, Epsom campus, which has had a $190m expansion since 2022.
The new science of stuttering
New York Times: Experts are reaching consensus on what the condition really is.
76kg weight loss gives Bay of Plenty woman new lease on life
She has run at least two kilometres daily for more than 290 days.
Ads on Pads provides free period products through advertising
Aditi Gorasia talks to Tom Raynel about her social enterprise Ads on Pads.
Parenting deficit: What political parties propose for working parents
Here's how the seven parties plan to tackle the parenting deficit this election.
Here’s what to expect if you’re taking a month off from drinking
Washington Post: Pausing alcohol consumption, even briefly, can have noticeable benefits.
WWE great hospitalised after Florida fall
Ric Flair cancelled a Seattle appearance because a leg blood clot limits travel.
Woman with sepsis deteriorates during 13-hour wait for hospital transfer
The registrar said there were no beds; records showed there were 45 available
The surprising way walking can benefit your brain
Washington Post: Moving your body may help free your mind, research shows.
Labour setting up Starship visit after Hipkins said it would be inappropriate amid campaign
Hipkins says he would 'move heaven and earth' to support Starship if he was elected.