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The takeaways doctors want to cancel – and what to order instead

Telegraph: Takeout night doesn't have to be a health disaster, experts say.

How much alcohol should you be drinking in your 50s?

Telegraph: Evidence shows that as the years of drinking notch up, so do the downsides.

How getting a regular GP could help life expectancy

Family doctors have sent a warning to those people without a regular GP.

Health system report: 'Loss of trust', 'confusion and delays' among findings

Two health agencies created last year have struggled to establish responsibilities.

‘My arm went numb, I couldn’t swallow!’; Nickelodeon star drives himself to hospital after health scare

Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell had to drive himself to hospital after symptoms began.

Obesity drug cuts risk of death by 18 per cent

Wegovy has been found to have a 'quite profound' effect on reducing heart attack risk.

Editorial: Public health system in crisis

OPINION: Patient-centred care is far from the reality at the coalface.

Pseudoephedrine question reflects failure of meth policy - expert

"We have taken the eye off methamphetamine."

Emails about me show Pharmac ‘bereft of compassion’ for patients - cancer fighter

Grieving husband of Wiki Mulholland says Rachel Smalley case was not isolated.

Workshops ‘need investigating’ after report shows lung disease danger

Australia could ban engineered stone - what is the industry saying here?

Siouxsie Wiles case: Security removes man from courtroom after he approached scientist’s legal team

The security intervention came as one of NZ's top vaccine experts was giving evidence.

Group therapy offers new hope in NZ

The mental health needs of people are increasing exponentially around the world.

Landmark case claims AstraZeneca jab was 'defective'

Statements about the vaccine's efficacy were 'vastly overstated', the test case claims.

Are '90s names going extinct? See where your name ranks now

Does your kid's name help define their destiny? And where have the 90s names gone?

'Godsend', says widow: Pāpāmoa to have 24-hour medical clinic

The clinic will operate as a 'hybrid' model of in-person and telehealth services.

'Shut up and get on with it': Liam Malone on his hopes and fears for NZ and the world

"Why did we go so far to stop producing the next Ernest Rutherford?"

'A bit of detective work' - Entire building stolen in broad daylight tracked down

The thieves have been urged to dispose of the asbestos-laden building in a safe manner.

$20m Healthcare infrastructure investment set to boost access for South Island Māori and rural residents

The population of Amberley in North Canterbury increased by 58 per cent over 12 years.