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A prescription for better access to medicine
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I dismissed it as stress, but I had a serious heart condition
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Matt Heath: Don't worry, be happy
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Govt's promise for extra nurses not enough to fix ‘decades of understaffing’
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Why social media could be benefitting women's body image
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Psychologist group warns not enough youth and child specialists to meet growing demand
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The world’s most miserable countries revealed
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Amputee who was sexually harassed at Hutt Hospital claims her call bell was disconnected
'He just kept coming in', Linda Worrall says.
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Exclusive: Rise in maternity incidents at Auckland Hospital
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New study finds 1 in 10 get long Covid after Omicron, identifies key symptoms
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Discipline hearing centers on privacy, reporting of Ohio 10yo’s abortion
Finger pointing over how rape case became a political flashpoint in the abortion debate.
A paralysed man can walk again with brain and spine implants
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Building a future of new generation Māori healthcare workers
Hui targets new healthcare workers to improve inequities.
Sitting down to urinate can be healthier for men, especially as they age
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Six life-changing reasons to take your blood pressure seriously
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Meningococcal warning to Wellington after patient dies
People are urged to get up to date with their vaccinations.
‘Ultimate tuakana’ chatbots support rangatahi
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Opinion: Tasering of elderly dementia patient appalling
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Cholera outbreak kills 17 in South Africa
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Māori students get hands-on advice from Māori health professionals at hui
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Top diet doctor shares his weight-loss tips in the age of Ozempic
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Patients to be asked if they still need operations
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