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NZ's next big export? Medicinal cannabis mission off to Europe

Big overseas markets for medicinal cannabis spur a Kiwi trade trip.

What this nutritionist keeps in her fridge (and what she’s banned)

Telegraph: Why cheese and dark chocolate make the cut, but ketchup is a strict no-no.

New vaccine panel: RFK jnr appoints critics after dismissal

He dismissed 17 experts, citing conflicts with pharmaceutical companies.

Staff sickness forces early closure of Auckland school amid rising winter ills

Top GP warns the surge of winter illnesses is just getting under way.

11 sunscreens sold in New Zealand don't meet SPF claims

One sunscreen was marked SPF50+ but only clocked an SPF of 4.

Controversial ‘run it straight’ NZ final moved to Dubai, contestants' flights paid for

The final was initially scheduled to take place in Auckland this month.

Unequal palliative care access is harming end-of-life choices - report

Fully funded hospices and improved end-of-life education needed, report finds.

US to loosen limits on greenhouse gas emissions by power plants

The move would increase US emissions that contribute to climate change.

NZ teen starves to death alone in emergency accommodation

Vanessa, a 17-year-old with anorexia, died in a motel in January 2023.

Why women should drink no more than six glasses of wine a year

Telegraph: Alcohol as risky as smoking for breast cancer, experts warn.

Awanui Labs scraps plan to send Auckland’s blood tests to Wellington

Company has been sending 250 blood samples daily to Wellington by road and air freight.

Rare appendix cancers are increasing among millennials and Gen X

New York Times: It mirrors a pattern occurring with other cancers since the 1990s.

Fertility firm admits to mistake after wrong embryo implanted

Australia's Monash IVF has admitted to a second incident.

RFK Jr ousts all members of CDC vaccine panel

It makes immunisation recommendations to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

The surprising benefits of goats in modern workplace wellness

Goats are increasingly kept in Japan for their spiritual healing effects.

She was meant to be in Europe. Instead, she paid $36k for a cancer drug

'I never expected to get sick in my retirement like this.'

Mothers report worse mental health in US report

The self-reported decline in mental health occurred across all sociodemographic groups.

Hawke’s Bay’s new rescue chopper: Hangar upgrades, equipment could cost over $1m

Hawke’s Bay’s brand new rescue helicopter is set for arrival in September 2026.