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Push for more post mortem scans to help cut stillbirth rate
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Modellers suggest better way to gauge Covid-19 as "Pirola" puts authorities on high alert.
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‘Frustrated and disheartened’: Dental surgeons unable to keep up with children’s waitlist
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Andrew Young: Time to mobilise to fight cancer
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How to talk to kids about fatphobia
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‘Out of the blue’: Farmer’s surprise cancer diagnosis after no symptoms
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A shot in the dark: Nobody knows why new weight-loss drugs work
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Rangatahi in south Canterbury are finding a connection to their marae through conservation
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Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case
Blood drained during the procedure was thrown away with other disposable waste.
Māori health providers back Te Aka Whaiora after review
Māori back the Māori health authority despite negative review.
$90m Remuera site: Fast-track approval sought for 185-unit retirement village
Developers using the Government’s fast-tracking method to win approval for huge scheme.
Māori survey finds four out of five of respondents say state or systemic violence impacted their wellbeing
Four out of five respondents say state or systemic violence has affeced their wellbeing.
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Editorial: Last Covid restrictions gone, protection is now up to us
EDITORIAL: Govt's ditching of all virus mandates leaves health decisions to individuals.
NZ effort to make breakthrough cancer therapy steps up a gear
Scientists are scaling up production of a cancer therapy now undergoing a NZ-first trial.
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Carmen Walker died during a procedure to treat melanoma.
Man at centre of Bledisloe St siege unfit to stand trial
Judge orders Paul Kenneth Smith be moved from prison to a health facility