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ED assault crisis has doctors demanding 24/7 security: 'Worst we have ever seen'
An influential group of emergency clinicians is urging politicians to act on the crisis.
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Doctors explain what may be causing Mitch McConnell’s ‘freezing’ spells
McConnell's episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder but questions linger.
Revealed: Amazon’s efforts to work its way into NZ healthcare
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Late treatment heightens prostate cancer risk - kaumatua
Dene Ainsworth, of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, urges Māori men to get checked.
Hospital department 'critically short' of doctors: Three of eight positions filled
Another department had eight staff leave in just over two years, a union member says.
'Exhausted' doctors strike after three-year 'pay freeze': 'We want to feel valued'
Senior doctors say the demands of their work have risen "exponentially".
‘Ready to fight': Community reeling after woman accused of faking illness dies
Sufferers of 'invisible' illness say enough is enough after death of “beacon”.
Focus: Doctors on strike
Thousands of doctors and dentists on strike across the country today, over what they call our sick healthcare system. Video / NZ Herald
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Tourist sues Southern Cross for $105k after requiring heart bypass surgery in NZ
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Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health.
More than 5000 senior doctors, dentists strike today
More strikes are planned for the coming weeks.
Teenager faces surgeries overseas after rare deep brain bleed
Carson Harvey must make expensive trip to UK for two operations after brain bleed.
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The tool was only discovered 18 months later, after the woman had a CT scan.
Senior doctors to strike on Tuesday after union rejects offer
The union disputes Te Whatu Ora's claim that its offer 'essentially' met its request.