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Family doctors warn more GP surgeries could close in the next year, as some run at a loss.
Steven Joyce: How to rescue Health NZ after merger missteps
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South Island Māori celebrate a decade of Whānau Ora.
Church told it could 'destroy' records and calls for masks | Focus Morning Bulletin July 26, 2024
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He was paralysed by a stroke. How he still lives at home 15 years later
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Are artificial sweeteners safer than sugar?
New York Times: How to weigh up their potential benefits and risks.
Matthew Hooton: Wellington bureaucracy faces criticism for intellectual timidity
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Covid antiviral access threatened after Health NZ funding change
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Te Whatu Ora is proposing cutting 44 jobs, many of which were just established.
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Watch: PM Christopher Luxon speaks after Manukau SuperClinic visit
The Prime Minister spoke to the media following a tour of the Manukau SuperClinic.
Pain? Ulcers? A broken heart? They all could be down to stress
The emotional toll of grief and stress is known but what about their effects on the body?
Can cranberry juice really help with UTIs?
A study found that it can also reduce antibiotic reliance.
'Hammered from every direction': Patients sent back to ED from wards
Rotorua ED has just 12 senior doctors - most of them part-time.
Mike Hosking talks to new Commissioner of Health New Zealand Lester Levy
Mike Hosking talks to the new Commissioner of Health New Zealand, Lester Levy, on the Mike Hosking Breakfast. Video / Newstalk ZB
Exploring the buzz around macro tracking: Is it worth your time?
New York Times: Nutrition experts discuss potential health benefits and risks.
Replacing Health NZ board offers glimmer of hope - Dr Bryce Wilkinson
OPINION: Health Minister Shane Reti should take a bow on this first step.
Andrew Little: Health reform shouldn’t be this bad. Or this hard
OPINION: The appointment of a Health NZ commissioner doesn't fix issues of funding.
Coroner probes death of Kaikōura toddler at after-hours clinic revealing 'systemic failures'
Everly Dunfoy, 3, died in April 2019 and a Coroner has revealed how and why.
Abuse in Care inquiry: Snapshot of 138 recommendations for redress
The 3000-page report calls for apologies, redress and police investigations.
‘National disgrace’: NZ’s landmark Abuse in Care inquiry finds 200,000 harmed
The 3000-page report calls for apologies, redress and police investigations.
Senior Rotorua doctors told they will have to work in Taupō
The doctors are upset the decision was made without any consultation with them.
Act Party wants Te Whatu Ora staff to ditch karakia
David Seymour questions whether other cultural practices would be incorporated.