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‘Unusual demand’: Hospital urges non-urgent cases to seek alternatives

Christchurch ED urges non-urgent cases to seek care elsewhere due to high demand.

Internship programme bridges science and community in Tairāwhiti

Sixteen interns have gained insight and inspiration at Mātai Medical Research Institute.

The three heart conditions that raise your dementia risk – and how to protect against them

Telegraph: Looking after your heart could be the key to keeping your memory sharp.

Rotorua woman seeks brain tumour treatment in America

Amelia Branson is going to America for surgery and radiation for her brain tumour, which costs about $550,000. Video / Megan Wilson

How Kiwi dietitians' approach is combating malnutrition in aged care

Up to 93% of those who enter aged care are malnourished or at risk.

‘Promising’: Ozempic may protect against Alzheimer’s

New York Times: Could the drugs that upended diabetes and obesity benefit the brain?

Medicinal cannabis prescriptions soar

Scripts for the legal products rose from 9% in 2022 to 37% in 2024.

Driver quit seizure medication for extreme soup diet, passed out and caused $28k crash

The man was living off two portions of soup per week and taking weight-loss meds.

Hani Sipu’s journey: Life in Australia’s outback to create a better future for her whānau

Kiwi nurse Hani Sipu shares her journey from Kaitāia to Ngukurr as a remote area nurse in Australia’s outback. Video / Carson Bluck

Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year

Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.

Letters: Common sense needed over use of police resources

OPINION: Police need to 'hunt where the ducks are'.

‘I’ve seen men getting horrible infections’: What it’s really like to be a penis surgeon

Looking for personal growth for the new year? Think twice before you do something drastic.

Ozempic ‘could help patients with Alzheimer’s’

Experts believe role of the medication in reducing inflammation in the body is key.

Kiwi teen who endured brain surgery while awake forced to move to Oz for cancer care

Portia was the youngest in New Zealand to have an awake craniotomy.

'Chew through your brain': Boy's agonising ordeal after insect crawls into ear

Mother shares advice for others after schoolboy terrified by incident.

'Pretty scary time': Pop singer shares update after health shock

'Unfortunately my heart rate hasn’t picked up at all in almost a week'.