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From body language to location: How to talk to someone with Alzheimer’s

New York Times: Interactions take patience and sensitivity.

Construction inflation adds to hospital project cost blow-outs

The latest cost blowouts for hospital projects poised to triple in price to $150m.

Vaping has created a toxic monster – here’s what your kids are inhaling

Telegraph: In the UK, children under 10 have been hospitalised with severe lung damage.

'Big concern': Rise in meningococcal cases predicted this winter

Cases have risen each year for the past two years and are expected to again this year.

How ‘good viruses’ can save us from our antibiotics timebomb

Times: Phages are ruthless biological killing machines - and bacteria are their prey.

Mum, 27, battling debilitating pain told she's 'too young' for hysterectomy

Tash Stokes was deemed not old enough to make a "permanent decision" about her body.

Fallout of French nuclear testing in Pacific still affecting men decades later

Kiwi crews exposed to radiation at Mururoa Atoll hold concerns for subsequent generations.

Why Turtle Island, Fiji’s exclusive $19k private island, is worth every cent

Britney Spears' luxury honeymoon spot left me saying, 'Oops I'd do it again'.

Lewis Capaldi cancels world tour: What is Tourette syndrome?

The star cancelled his NZ shows due to the diagnosis, but what exactly is it?

What happened to the $1.9 billion to improve mental health services?

Opinion: The investment approach by the Government has several problems.

The crucial signs of breast cancer every woman should look out for

Telegraph: The symptoms you need to know, and the ways you can reduce your risk.

Revealed: The 'insulting' number of accepted claims for permanent surgical mesh injuries

Officials are investigating pausing the use of surgical mesh for a common birth injury.

South Auckland community rallies to save Ngā Hau Māngere birthing centre

Mums are sharing their experiences at a Māngere birthing clinic to help keep it open.

Unused Covid tests worth almost $160m could be wasted

The Health Minister says Te Whatu Ora needs to 'get on with' finding a solution.

Community-built bike path aims to keep riders safe and boost health

Once complete, the shared path will stretch from Russell to the ferry landing at Ōkiato.

'Horrific scene': Rugby players form circle and sing as teammate receives CPR

Players and parents were in shock when a young Suburbs boy passed out post-match.

Man under mental health care died, despite parents' increasing concerns for his wellbeing

Former Capital and Coast DHB criticised for the way it handled the man's case.

'Overlooked': 4yo girl's diabetes missed twice before diagnosis

The family of a girl with Type 1 diabetes suffered stress after a delayed diagnosis.