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Healthcare workers walk off in rolling strikes across NZ

Nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants strike over low pay and staffing issues.

Breaking barriers: How new doctor champions Māori health in medicine

Carlton Irving graduates from Otago Medical School, pushes 'pure work ethic'.

'Way overdue': Mental health unit budget rises by $17m, completion further delayed

The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.

Letters: Humanity forgotten in healthcare squeeze

OPINION: 'People are not a business.'

How a healthy diet can help treat ADHD

Telegraph: Gut health has been found to play a pivotal role in managing ADHD symptoms.

Seven ways to ‘cure’ your hangover

Let go of myths like 'hair of the dog' – hangovers require a multifaceted approach.

Much of dementia could be preventable – these 12 steps can help reboot your brain

Telegraph: These strategies can help anti-age your memory in midlife.

'Brutually beautiful': Late Kiwi boxer survived heart attack to win NZ title, friend says

Richard Tutaki had seven-year boxing hiatus before winning New Zealand heavyweight title.

'Thought we had lost her': 7yo girl's miracle recovery after shock accident

Blenheim 7-year-old Isla nearly died after a freak accident.

Pete Hodgson: Dunedin Hospital project – the anatomy of a debacle and the warning for other regions

OPINION: Other regions please take note. Dysfunction might soon be coming your way too.

Regaining Mana: Port of Auckland's cultural reset wins top diversity award

Transforming a poor culture was crucial, judges noted.

Six warning signs your heart is weak – and what to do about it

Telegraph: Some symptoms of heart disease are hard to spot.

Opinion: The budget-friendly meat replacements that are better for you

OPINION: Meat partly to blame for the climate crisis – here's what you can eat instead.

Officials say tampering 'extremely rare' after needles found in supermarket food

The supermarket would not disclose what products were affected.

Govt ministries clash with report on treatment of disabled children

Govt accepts 12 recommendations, pledges to improve care at Hikitia Te Wairua facility.

Second farm inspected for bird flu and Yanfei Bao's killer found guilty | NZ Herald News Update

MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty of murder. Video / NZ Herald

Research: Māori children twice as likely to have severe appendicitis

Research shows rural children suffer severe appendicitis at four times urban rates.

Hospital bed-block 'worst it's ever been' - ED doctor

Peter Jones works as an emergency department physician and adviser to Health NZ.