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Inside the epic $84m downfall of a med tech firm

The company didn't live up to the promises.

Australian senator calls for AstraZeneca vaccine suspension

Matt Canavan said the nation's vaccine rollout should be paused alongside much of Europe.

The people behind the Covid-19 conspiracy magazine

How anti-vax lobby got 60,000 copies of publisher's Covid conspiracy magazine.

Strike three for Whale Oil blogger in new defamation ruling

Bankrupt blogger Cameron Slater found to have defamed public health experts.

'Remarkable': Already available drugs save 1 in 12 critically-ill Covid patients

Already available drugs effective in saving critically ill Covid-19 patients.

Kiwi engineer swaps construction for cannabis startup

Engineer Zoe Reece plans to export medicinal cannabis from North Waikato.

'Gold stamp' not available: Major inquest into unexplained epilepsy deaths resumes

Major coronial inquest into six unexplained epilepsy deaths resumes this week.

Research shows Pfizer vaccine cut two thirds of Covid infections

That's according to the first "real world data" examining the impact of the jab.

It's time to come together with a global collaboration on vaccines

Opinion: Vaccine roll-out isn't ample to meet the pandemic and will leave millions behind.

Calls for calm after allergic reactions to Covid vaccine

Health experts are attempting to stamp out public panic about the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

The Kremlin is offering Russians free vaccines, but will they take them?

New York Times: A lack of trust is hobbling Russia's rollout of their Covid-19 vaccine.

Microwave energy likely source of illness in Cuba

US diplomats in Cuba reported hearing high-pitched sounds when staying in hotels.

'Breaking point': Burns surgeon talks of White Island horror, loss and emotional trauma

A top burns surgeon says he was pushed to breaking point by the White Island tragedy.

Toddler loses dad to sudden unexplained epilepsy death

How do you explain to a 2yo his dad is here in his heart but not here, grieving mum says.

Grieving mum: 'We are fighting for you' - inquest into six epilepsy deaths

Six New Zealanders lost unexpectedly to epilepsy the subject of major inquest.

'I wish I had got him off that drug': Grieving mum speaks out ahead of epilepsy inquest

A major coronial inquest into the six sudden epilepsy deaths starts Monday.