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Reti is under fire for comments he made comparing Māori life expectancy to the 1840s.
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Whangārei man sentenced to preventive detention for attack on his partner
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Dentist apologises for botched treatment
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The link between cancer and fat explained
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has linked 13 cancers to excess weight.
Surgical mesh: Report reveals restorative justice helpful for victims but action to protect others slow
The impact of the government's restorative justice for mesh has been examined.
'Taken over the world': BA.5 in NZ - expect more cases and deaths, expert warns
Epidemiologist Michael Baker expects BA.5 has already spread deep into the community.
As poor nations seek Covid pills, officials fear repeat of Aids crisis
New York Times: Same obstacles and inequities exist as two decades ago.
The truth about lemon water in the mornings
Is there really any point to starting your day with lukewarm water and a dash of lemon?
Weight loss journey key to former EIT student helping others
My role is to support people to achieve their goals.
Lessons from mum who had Covid for 35 days. Is infection as mild as some suggest?
Is a Covid-19 infection really as mild as some are suggesting?
Eating disorders increase 'significantly' in NZ, calls on Govt to step up support, services
Kiwis with eating disorders say plans to help are too little, too late.
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On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
Seeing the light: Why 'near-death experiences' will be studied more seriously
Millions of people around the world have inhabited a "grey zone" between living and dying.
Hospices struggling as costs skyrocket
Hospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.
New Zealand Medical Association faces fatal prognosis
Members of the NZMA are being urged to stop the institution from going into liquidation.
Health workers' industrial action starts tomorrow, DHB offer hopes to avoid strike
Disruption will vary around the country when health workers take industrial action.
Paula Bennett: How unlucky to be a Kiwi and not get access to life-saving medicines
Pharmac's funding needs an overhaul, says Paula Bennett
'The happiness is incomparable': Midwife retires after 51-year career
When midwife Grace Pillay began delivering babies 51 years ago, ultrasounds weren't used.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Marathon effort: From heart transplant surgery to long-distance running race
Heart transplant recipient Jack Church has grabbed his second chance at life
Great Minds | Working through regret
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Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
Kiwis consider medical tourism as elective surgery wait lists get longer
What about heading overseas for surgery? Is it safe and is it cheaper?
Man who received pig heart transplant may have died from 'swine virus'
A surgeon reveals that an infected pig heart may have contributed to the patient's death.
Collision course: Unravelling the link between athletes and dementia
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Editorial: No, doctor, it's not just in her head
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'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment
'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.