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Aria Markham, 8-months, was born five weeks early and is part of a study looking at the best way of feeding premature babies. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Prem baby study hopes to prevent learning issues later in life

20 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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A new study will see MRI scans study the development of the brains of premature babies.

Larryn Rae captured this photo showing a red sprite (in the top centre of the frame) from Te Arai beach last night. facebook.com/shadowandshadenz

NEW ZEALAND

Photo of rare red sprite 'once in a lifetime shot' for Auckland man

17 Jun, 2018 5:26pm
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An Auckland man captured a photo of a rare meteorological phenomenon last night.

Maysie Chan is running the New York Marathon for the Mental Health Foundation. Photo / Supplied

LIFESTYLE

Teens who exercise 'less likely to be depressed'

3 May, 2018 5:00am
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Teenagers who don't exercise have a higher risk of developing mood disorders.

Former lawyer Olivia Wensley, who has spoken out about sexual harassment in the legal industry, says the report into a barrister's actions was

NEW ZEALAND

Call for harsher penalties after lawyer told to bend over by barrister

29 Mar, 2018 6:20pm
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A former lawyer is disappointed with the punishment a senior barrister received.

Robyn Hughes believes a hormone-based pregnancy testing drug she took in 1977 caused health problems in her son. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

3000 NZ women took potentially dangerous pregnancy test

28 Mar, 2018 3:37pm
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Thousands of women took a pregnancy test which may have caused deformities in babies.

Family trips to the park or the pool keep Judah, Lily and Cara Price active. Photo / Jonathan Price

NEW ZEALAND

Childhood obesity: Could the solution be this simple?

28 Mar, 2018 12:07pm
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Active kids have less excess fat, a study has shown.

A new study has revealed some of the factors which can lead to obesity. Photo / File

LIFESTYLE

Revealed: Seven key factors that can lead to Kiwis being fat

23 Mar, 2018 2:00am
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Could being a man or being raised by a solo parent have an impact on your weight?

Four Middlemore Hospital buildings are leaking and have toxic mould and bacteria growing in them. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Toxic mould, fungus and bacteria growing in leaky hospital

22 Mar, 2018 1:07pm
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Health Minister David Clark says that patient safety is not at risk.

Jason Guttenbeil was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and given 6-9 months to live but Keytruda has kept him alive. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Wait for 'miracle drug' drags on for patients

12 Feb, 2018 5:00am
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It's been a year and no decision has been made on funding for cancer drug Keytruda.

Health Minister David Clark is looking into more shared services among district health boards as critics call for cuts to duplicated services in the sector. Photo / Mark Mitchell.

NEW ZEALAND

Unhealthy bill? $66m for 440 health bosses

27 Jan, 2018 5:00am
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The $66 million question - why is it costing so much to run our district health boards?

Malachi Agnew, 12, is fighting a raft of medical conditions but his bucket list keeps him going. Top of the list is meeting Jacinda Ardern. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Meeting Jacinda Ardern tops sick boy's bucket list

24 Jan, 2018 4:37pm
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At the top of a sick boy's bucket list is meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Droplet isolation required that people wear a surgical mask when within a metre of the patient. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Man in isolation for 115 days in hospital

7 Jan, 2018 8:45am
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More than 10,000 Kiwis end up in isolation each year with the longest a 115-day spell

Cooper Snowdon, 16, broke his neck mountain biking and is now paralysed from the neck down but he making remarkable progress

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

I should be dead: Teen defies the odds after breaking his neck

2 Jan, 2018 8:03pm
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Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.

Val Ireland has been left disfigured after having cancer cut out of her mouth despite another 15 operations to fix it. Photo / Nick Reed

NEW ZEALAND

5 years, 15 operations – why can't Val, eat, drink, talk?

31 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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All Val Ireland wants is to be able to face herself in the mirror again.

Adam Booker and Rachael Montagu's wedding plans were rocked when he went into cardiac arrest at his stag do. Photo / Greg Bowker

NEW ZEALAND

Man's 'dies' for 30 minutes during stag do

30 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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"About 5 minutes into it they just saw me fall over. They thought I was just joking."

Jason Guttenbeil was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and given 6-9 months to live but Keytruda is keeping him alive. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

I should be dead: 'Miracle' drug keeping father of four alive

29 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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Jason Guttenbeil should be dead by now but a miracle drug has him looking to the future.

Three doctors misdiagnosed Cailyn Selfe when she had the mumps. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Mumps misdiagnosis: Teen fears she infected hundreds

28 Dec, 2017 6:01pm
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A teenager with mumps, who was misdiagnosed by three doctors, fears she infected hundreds.

Nathan Haines, pictured with wife Jaimie and son Zoot, has had major surgery to remove part of his voicebox. Photo / Sherry Roberts

ENTERTAINMENT

Kiwi musician's shock throat cancer diagnosis

27 Dec, 2017 6:41pm
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Kiwi musician Nathan Haines goes under the knife to remove throat cancer.

The number of prescriptions of opioids like morphine are increasing. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Fentanyl prescriptions double despite warnings

27 Dec, 2017 4:55pm
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Fentanyl is up to 100 times stronger than morphine but it's being used more and more.

Sean and Amanda Gordon with their 6 month-old son Lachlan. Amanda had Lachlan when she was 43 years-old. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

From 13 to 53: The age of new NZ mums

27 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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Figures from the country's 20 district health boards have been revealed.

Cooper Snowdon, 16, and his mum Kim Ostern in the Burwood Spinal Unit. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

I should be dead: Teen who broke his neck defying odds

27 Dec, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.

A midwife has been deregistered after she provided services while suspended. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Midwife deregistered after practising while suspended

20 Dec, 2017 6:19pm
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A midwife who was suspended from practicing provided midwifery services to a friend.

A pharmacist has been suspended for selling prescription drugs without a prescription. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Pharmacist sold addictive drugs without prescriptions

20 Dec, 2017 4:03pm
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A pharmacist sold large amounts of addictive drugs to people without prescriptions.

Findings from researchers from Auckland University's Liggins Institute and the University of Otago could pave the way for a new, safe treatment. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Treatment for babies with fetal growth syndrome proven safe

14 Dec, 2017 2:00pm
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Up to 6000 New Zealand babies could benefit from the findings of a New Zealand study.

NEW ZEALAND

New anaesthetic being developed as opioid alternative

13 Dec, 2017 12:58pm
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Kiwi researchers are developing a strong, anaesthetic as an opioid alternative

Cancer treatment waiting times are making a busy festive season even more stressful for some families.File photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Cancer patients face Christmas wait

13 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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Cancer patients are having to wait months for treatment as hospitals struggle to keep up.

Eva McGauley has set up a charity called Eva's Wish. Photo / Dean Purcell.

NEW ZEALAND

Teen struggling to pay for miracle drug

10 Dec, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Eva McGauley has terminal cancer but a miracle drug has seen her tumours disappear.

Mental health is an area which needs more work the Health Minister has been told. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Mental health services "clearly struggling"

7 Dec, 2017 4:26pm
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Briefings: Areas of patient safety need more work the Health Minister has been told.

Some amputees are getting less funding for new limbs than others. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Some amputees get 214pc more for limbs

7 Dec, 2017 4:03pm
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Briefings: Disparity in the funding for some amputees made known to the Government.

The new Health Minister is reluctant to commit to an obesity reduction target. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Labour goes quiet on obesity targets

3 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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The Health Minister criticised National's obesity targets, but what will he do?

Arlene Padawag-Cosme, 37, had a brain aneurysm four days after giving birth and is now in a coma. Pictured here with her husband Rayan Cosme and daughters Gracee, 10, and Ayene, 5. Photo / Givealittle

NEW ZEALAND

New mum in a coma days after giving birth

2 Dec, 2017 4:30pm
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An Auckland woman fell into a coma four days after giving birth to her third child.

Two-year-old Xzavier Radford, who has Prader Willi Syndrome, tries out the new car given to him by GoBabyGo. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

New wheels get disabled kids moving

2 Dec, 2017 5:00am
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Seven children with disabilities are the new owners of ride-in electric toy cars.

Whangarei man Barry Joblin used a cell phone app to identify a potentially fatal melanoma. Photo / John Stone

NEW ZEALAND

The app that 'likely' saved a man's life

2 Dec, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

It might have saved Barry Joblin but the Cancer Society is warning against relying on apps

Sylvia Park School is taking part in Little Hoots to show support for children, like their student Ryu Kireka, who have been diagnosed with cancer. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Owls to help show sick kids people give a hoot

22 Nov, 2017 4:37pm
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School kids are decorating owl statues to show their support for cancer kids.

Cyber-bullying is becoming an increasing problem for nurses. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Nurses harassed online by patients' families

21 Nov, 2017 6:15am
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Angry families are pursuing nurses at home as well as at work, researcher finds.

A simulator which looks like part of a baby's chest is being trialled to teach surgeons how to do a tricky neonatal surgery where the trachea and esophagus are stitched together. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

New simulator for tricky neonatal surgery

17 Nov, 2017 10:09am
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A new simulator being developed will help train surgeons for a tricky neonatal surgery.

Kiwi Supermodel Rachel Hunter is the face of Hospice North Shore's latest appeal.

NEW ZEALAND

Rachel Hunter backs charity close to her heart

15 Nov, 2017 10:24am
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Rachel Hunter has become the face of an appeal for a charity close to her heart.

Davie Lakhiyan's parents were told before he was born that his spine was not growing but a second ultrasound showed he was fine. Now he's a tall, healthy 5-year-old. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Woman incorrectly told unborn baby would be deformed

14 Nov, 2017 5:34pm
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Wrong diagnoses have sparked concerns over processes followed by radiation technologists.

Callan Fabian has a rare condition called scleroderma, a disease that makes the body produce too much collagen effectively turning it to stone. Photo / Doug Sherring

NEW ZEALAND

Job may be cause of man's rare disease

14 Nov, 2017 12:57pm
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A man's job could be the cause of a rare disease which is turning his body to stone.

NEW ZEALAND

New hope for diabetes sufferers

14 Nov, 2017 5:00am
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A new diabetes drug being trialled could help people lose weight and control the disease.

A woman was about to have a procedure to remove a miscarried embryo when she found it was still alive. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Signs of life: Final scan saves embryo from being lost

13 Nov, 2017 3:47pm
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Pregnant woman was about to have a miscarried baby removed - but asked for one final scan.

Concerns have been raised over the rising cost of fruit and vegetables. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Fruit, vege out of reach for low-income families

10 Nov, 2017 5:00am
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High fruit and vege prices are fuelling calls to make sure good food is available to all.

Wet, windy weather is on the way for the north of the country. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Week's wild weather isn't over yet

9 Nov, 2017 5:00am
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Heavy rain and strong winds are set to hit the north of NZ this weekend.

Barfoot and Thompson Younge Authors Challenge supreme winner Juliet Curwood, 11, with her teacher Laura Padayachee and her illustrator Keven Mealamu. Photo /Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Story's success 'like winning lottery'

8 Nov, 2017 5:39pm
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Having a story published was "too good to be true" for an 11-year-old.

The man was found to have been using his bath as a toilet and also for washing his clothes. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Blast for care of man found living in squalor

7 Nov, 2017 5:37pm
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A man with a brain injury was left living with an overflowing toilet and no clean clothes.

A midwife who defrauded the Ministry of Health of hundreds of thousands of dollars has had her registration cancelled. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Midwife guilty of $357k fraud has registration cancelled

7 Nov, 2017 11:49am
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A midwife who defrauded the Ministry of Health has had her registration cancelled.

Waikato District Health Board was responsible for unnecessary delays faced by a woman waiting for a transplant. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

Criticism of 'unnecessary' delays for transplant patient

7 Nov, 2017 10:15am
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A woman died when she was forced to wait too long for a transplant.

NEW ZEALAND

Sight-saving technology arrives in NZ

2 Nov, 2017 4:59pm
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Glaucoma can now be treated with the help of a tube the size of an eyelash.

Depression may not be a single disease but is a group of separate syndromes, new research argues. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

Academics say depression not a single disease

2 Nov, 2017 2:35pm
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Could depression be a group of separate syndromes rather than a single disease?

Nicole Thornton, 12, was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease when she was eight. Photo/Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZ has third highest rate of inflammatory bowel disease

2 Nov, 2017 12:53pm
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By 2026 the number of Kiwis with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is expected to double.

Ella Yearbury's parents sleep in her room to make sure they can help if she has a seizure. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Four-year-old's battle to walk

2 Nov, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

A bubbly, blonde 4-year-old should not even be able to talk. Now she wants to walk.

Purple sweet potato (kumara) could reduce your chance of getting colon cancer by up to 75 per cent, according to research by Dr Khalid Asadi's at Auckland University. Photo/File

LIFESTYLE

The food that could slash your chance of colon cancer

1 Nov, 2017 4:17pm
3 minutes to read

Purple kumara can help prevent colon cancer, an Auckland-based study has found.

A former midwife tried to forge prescriptions for addictive opiates. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

Ex-midwife forges prescriptions for opiates

1 Nov, 2017 5:00am
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Pharmacies have been put on alert after a former midwife tried to forge prescriptions.

New technology can help women in their late 30s get pregnant more successfully. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

New technology helping women get pregnant

1 Nov, 2017 5:00am
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New technology is improving the chance of older women having a baby by up to 25 per cent.

Otago University PhD student Howard Maxwell has been given a grant to research ways to stop antibiotic resistance. Photo/Sharron Bennett/Otago University

NEW ZEALAND

Scholarship winner targeting superbugs

31 Oct, 2017 6:00am
4 minutes to read

A Kiwi student is working to prevent superbugs being a global problem.

Mark Hill-Rennie is doing Movember a 10th time - backwards. He has a moustache and shaves it off. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Colleagues' deaths inspire Movember push

31 Oct, 2017 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Men around the world will start to grow a mo to "save a bro" from tomorrow.

Blood tests showed signs of prostate cancer for more than a year before the patient was told. Photo/File

NEW ZEALAND

Doctors fail to tell patient about signs of cancer

30 Oct, 2017 3:09pm
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Doctors did not tell a man tests conducted over more than a year showed signs of cancer.

Dr Sam Hazledine's new book aims to tackle the epidemic of doctor burn out. Photo/Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi offers help for burnt out doctors

30 Oct, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Half of Kiwi doctors are burning out but it doesn't have to be that way, one doctor says.

Two-year-old Lincoln Woodmass, pictured with parents Regan and Tania, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 3 which means he may lose his ability to walk. Photo/Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Rare disease may rob 2yo of ability to walk

23 Oct, 2017 9:25pm
4 minutes to read

"You see him fall and your heart breaks every time."

Frankie with mums Hope Shearer (left) and Becs Carter. Photo / Nick Reed

LIFESTYLE

NZ facing sperm donor shortage

22 Oct, 2017 3:00pm
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New Zealand is facing the worst sperm donor shortage we have ever seen.

Reality TV star Angela Stone promotes the

LIFESTYLE

Real Housewife tests tummy fat destroying machine

22 Oct, 2017 3:00pm
4 minutes to read

A controversial new treatment trialled by Angela Stone claims to destroy fat.

A new test for the early detection of kidney disease is being trialed by Canterbury scientists. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

New Kiwi kidney test can save lives

19 Oct, 2017 5:00am
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Researchers are hopeful a new test will detect kidney damage reliably and early.