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The star is in remission after fighting stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
'New screen-time limits needed' in schools - excessive use of devices linked to poor health
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Discrimination impedes access to breast cancer services, Northland surgeon says
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Some suggest ditching self-weigh-ins altogether, but what does the evidence say?
Builders want government help to smooth troughs of construction industry
While consents are down 29%, more trained builders will be needed soon in Northland.
Opinion: How to drain the swamp of vape stores and protect teenagers
OPINION: Establishing robust limits on proximity, density could drain vape store swamps.
Jamie Foxx reveals reason for mystery hospitalisation
The star doesn't 'remember anything' about the illness which saw him hospitalised in 2023.
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Opinion: NZ needs to invest in more school-based healthcare
OPINION: Health can have a big impact on learning and development.
Why did baby Isabella die? Kiwi mum's agonising seven-year wait for answers
Mum still waiting for authorities to make formal ruling on what caused Isabella’s death.
Sir Ian McKellen's sad news following on-stage fall
The Lord of the Rings star has shared an update following his accident during a play.
GP shortage hits Lower Hutt healthcare hard
Desperate patients say they have been unable to enrol elsewhere.
Te Aka Whai Ora exec meets to mark anniversary of what could have been
The Māori Health Authority 'has been put on hold', says Tipa Mahuta.
System failure: At-risk woman dies from cancer after scans stopped
Patient had regular scans until 2019 when the surveillance ended.
Man with lung condition dies 40 minutes after 'unsafe discharge' from hospital
Patient in his 80s was still struggling to breathe and had no proper care plan in place.
'Distressing': 100 AUT students file complaint about 'unfair' pharmacology paper
One student said the lecturers 'mocked' them during tutorials and lectures.
After year of fundraising, breast milk bank to start helping vulnerable infants
Northland's human milk bank will provide safely pasteurised breast milk to babies in need.
How are Covid-19 vaccines holding up against new variants?
How is our Covid vaccine faring against an ever-evolving Omicron? Jamie Morton explains.
‘Worst nightmare’: Mum’s disbelief after 16yo son died within days of flu symptoms
Adored son and brother William Jones was fit and healthy before the sudden illness.
'Nothing better': Top Waikato surgeon on his life-changing work in Samoa
Dr Askar Kukkady is still performing miracles, 20 years on.
NZ patient in world-first for ground-breaking gene therapy
A Kiwi is the first to be treated with the gene-silencing drug for a rare disorder.
The benefits of a low-sugar diet, and the foods to eat and avoid
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Gareth Davies attempted to sober up after binge drinking with an alcohol monitor attached.
Govt reveals mental health targets, hints at alcohol law reform in health roadmap
The Health Minister admits his expectations will be challenging to achieve.