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China faces 'worrying spike' in respiratory illnesses

China is seeing 'worrying spike' in respiratory illnesses according to the WHO.

Rob Campbell: We are going to find out who is really committed to equity and who is not

Opinion: There were no real surprises in the coalition agreement.

Phone not pliers helps patient resolve toothache agony

With throat and mouth swelling, head pounding and painkillers useless, he needed 'relief'.

Tihei: Gastric sleeve surgery ‘best gift to myself’

Tracey Rangihuna has struggled with her weight for the last 30 years.

Mid-life dementia link: How menopause changes the brain

New York Times: Menopausal symptoms may be a neurological risk factor for some.

Gruelling five weeks: Man's long wait for triple-bypass surgery in Waikato Hospital

'Does not hold you in good stead before a major operation'.

'Pushed aside again': Officials admit Labour's $100m mental health move behind schedule

Delay is 'extremely disappointing', says advocate for people with eating disorders.

Amanda Gillies on facing perimenopause before 40

After receiving some devastating health news, the TV star made a plan.

Linda Evangelista's heartbreaking confession

The supermodel revealed earlier this year she is battling cancer for the second time.

Audrey Young on Luxon's first Cabinet - the good, the bad and the unfair

OPINION: Cabinet positions suggests National well and truly in charge.

Explained: What’s happened with Act’s referendum on Treaty principles

Act's policy was one of the more contentious on the election campaign.

Focus Live: Coalition Govt agrees to allow the sale of Pseudoephedrine

Act leader David Seymour at the signing of the coalition agreement with National and NZ First says pseudoephedrine will be back on shelves in time for next winter. Video / Mark Mitchell

10-year-old made Junior Ambassador in Fred Hollows NZ Humanity Awards

Harry has done an 'epic' job in restoring a bush reserve near his school.

WHO asks China for details on surge of respiratory illness in children

New York Times: Reports of overcrowding at pediatric hospitals have raised red flags.

Growing Up in NZ study: Improving mental health needs to include all rangatahi Māori

NZ Study says courageous action needed for improving Māori rangatahi mental health

‘My IVF failed. I will not be a mother. And I’m okay with that’

Times: Jane Mulkerrins was 44 and single when she decided to try to have a baby.

Why hidden 'skinny fat' is worse for your health than flab

Telegraph: People who appear slim may have as much internal fat as visibly obese people.

'Excessively high': Te Whatu Ora's $100m consultant bill - and the firm that got $44m

Staff feel 'they are being second-guessed and overruled,' former chairman says.