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'I felt like an awful person': Woman's 17-year journey to endo diagnosis

Charlotte, 28, has endometriosis, an inflammatory disease affecting 1 in 10 NZ women.

Body weight v weights: How to build strength without a gym

New York Times: You can get the same workout and build strength without heavy equipment.

Are these products in your bathroom cupboard harming your health?

Here are the ingredients to look out for on the labels.

Audrey Young: Goff let himself and Govt down with reckless Trump comments

OPINION: Phil Goff has paid a heavy but justifiable price for his lapse in judgment.

Bowel cancer screening eligibility age to be lowered for everyone

Simeon Brown says the move will eventually align NZ with Australia.

The easy way to check your gut health - for free

Forget expensive gut health kits, try this hack for a quick check.

‘Praying for him’: Global concern as Pope Francis battles pneumonia

Pope Francis celebrated Lent from his hospital suite.

F&P Healthcare starts vast new $250m building

Earthworks have been largely completed and construction will start later this month.

Surgeries, outpatient appointments off at hospital after water leak trips power

A mother of a boy with surgery planned today faced the stress of the sudden change.

Health Minister Simeon Brown announces nurse training, tertiary education funding boost

Boost includes $34.2m for 120 nurse practitioner training places in primary care.

What taking an antihistamine does to your brain

Some research suggests popular hay fever medication could increase your risk of dementia.

Ask the doctor: What’s behind my incredibly painful headaches?

Telegraph: Not all headaches are migraines.

When should you be applying deodorant?

Knowing what to apply and when can improve armpit care.

Medical schools boosted by 25 places a year

More graduates will also be trained in general practice clinics rather than hospitals.

Tinned fruit is healthier than you think – here’s why

Turn your nose up at canned peaches or prunes? Think again.

‘Not out of danger’: Pope undergoes two procedures after respiratory failure

Pope Francis required two bronchoscopies due to breathing attacks on Monday.

‘It’s not a way to run a health service’ - the cost of health redundancies

Health NZ has now paid out more than $33 million alone to staff it has cut.

Health NZ pays close to $900k for voluntary redundancies in one region

The PSA argues health cuts are risking patients' lives and should be stopped.