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Delta cabin crew taken to hospital after flight to Sydney hits severe turbulence

Three crew suffered minor head and shoulder injuries and were taken to hospital.

What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about ageing better

Washington Post: How clams, sharks and mole rats offer hints to healthy ageing.

'More than our road toll': Inside the Kiwi-made AI tool taking on prescription errors

An estimated 200+ New Zealanders a year are thought to die from prescription mistakes.

Three years lost: What parents’ phone use is doing to their children in NZ

New research shows the huge impact parental cell phone use is having on our kids' brains.

I've cared for 100 dying people. This is what I want people to know about death

There are similarities in what the dying share, Pamela Shennan says.

Wegovy, Ozempic and muscle loss: How worried should patients be?

New York Times: Influencers have stoked concerns, but experts say it's more complicated.

Are microplastics in our bodies harming us? Here's what the science says

'There’s no such thing, really, as microwave-safe plastic containers,' says one NZ expert.

'Miracle' twins celebrate 80th birthday

'They didn’t think we would live more than a few minutes.'

Young men shouldn’t wait to think about heart health, study suggests

Washington Post: Warning signs can emerge as early as the mid-30s, researchers find.

Hannah McQueen: The hidden hospital risk that can push older Kiwis into rest homes

Doctors warn even 'just another week' in hospital can strip away independence.

Editorial: The debate around rongoā Māori in prison healthcare

OPINION: Corrections has signalled it wants to use rongoā Māori services at 14 prisons.

Psychology assistant push hits hurdle as Otago forced to wait until 2027

The new diploma is part of a Government plan to boost mental health staff by 500 a year.

Doctor in NZ trial says flagging suspected medical child abuse was a ‘huge call’

The mother denies seven charges of alleged mistreatment during 19 months.

Preventable? Coroner to examine murder of Christchurch mother by mental health patient

An inquest comes after a damning 2025 report into Canterbury mental health failings.

More beds and staff as $25m injected into health to ease winter pressure in hospitals

The investment hopes to deliver 378 extra staff and 71 extra winter hospital beds.

These are the signs of kidney stones – and the foods that increase your risk

About one in 10 people will get kidney stones at some point in their life.