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Kiwi discovery holds clue to dementia, hypertension, migraines

Disturbances to brain blood flow are a known cause in many diseases - such as dementia.

Kiwi firefighters face bites, strains, diseases in animal rescues

The staff member contracted the disease known as "dairy farm fever".

Rotorua Daily Post Year in Review: July 2019

Here's what made headlines in July.

Measles outbreak: Infected passenger on flight from Samoa

Passenger infected with measles was on weekend flight from Samoa.

Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America

Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America

NZ likely source of Samoa's measles epidemic

"International travel means that measles can spread quickly from country to country. "

'A lot of tears': Heartwarming moment Chloe, 9, meets ill boy she raised money for

Chloe Old, 9, saw a video of what Liam Reading was going through, and decided to help him.

NZ send child-size coffins to measles-stricken Samoa

Nothing captures the scale of the tragedy more than the sudden demand for small coffins.

Global surge in measles - the numbers are shocking

If the US had Samoa's level of measles cases, over 7 million Americans would be infected.

NZ fundraiser for Samoa measles victims

Two more people in Samoa have died in the measles outbreak that's killed 22.

For All Our Futures: Solving the Parkinson's puzzle

Can we age better? And we beat the brain diseases that too often come with it?

The Big Read: Three crucial questions facing young Kiwis

NZ's biggest philanthropic effort will aid crucial studies. We look at three of them.

Six minutes to save her: Child's life hangs in balance

6-year-old Alexi faces an uncertain future.

Growing human brain cells gets $16m boost

Brain researchers will never have to wash cars to raise money again.

Sexually transmitted disease syphilis on the rise in NZ

Syphilis is on the rise with the number of cases soaring in the past six years.

$460k bill: Migrants' medical fees mount after baby born with rare illness

Minutes after welcoming their baby into the world, everything began to crumble.

Three Air NZ flights from Samoa to Auckland affected by measles

Passengers on three flights from Samoa to Auckland have been exposed to measles.

Woman whose face sank finds diagnosis in NZ

Woman who tried to figure out why her face began to sink in discovered diagnosis in NZ.