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Improving Māori health could boost Hawke’s Bay economy by $120m a year: study

'Hawke’s Bay’s working-age Māori aren’t accessing health care early enough.'

Former doctor and TVNZ presenter fined for claiming HIV doesn’t exist

The tribunal would have cancelled her registration if it hadn’t already done so.

NZ's largest cannabis firms propose merger amid industry challenges

Three major NZ cannabis firms plan to merge into Helius Health by June.

$40m upgrade for Wellington Hospital ED, more beds added

ICU expansion is set for 2027, and the new ED is to be operational by 2029.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr halts Covid vaccine advice for kids, pregnant women

The move bypasses the traditional system of vaccine advice from the agency.

13 reasons you might be losing your hair – and what to do about them

Telegraph: The experts explain what’s really behind male and female hair loss.

Dogs and drinks allowed at hairdressers as 1980 rule slashed

Regulations will be revoked by the end of July, empowering business owners: David Seymour.

'Misleading in the extreme': Former TVNZ presenter and doctor claims HIV doesn’t exist

Samantha Bailey also told people on YouTube that gonorrhoea was not sexually transmitted.

Stroke and road crash victims being treated in corridors, says ED doctor

She says little has changed since last winter, which was 'brutal' for staff and patients.

Nelson Hospital redevelopment set to cost $500m over four years

A new five-storey unit with 128 beds will be built by 2029.

'Take a calendar to time us, not a stopwatch': Three brothers, six new hips, one epic challenge

'We pulled each other through it, we are lucky as brothers.'

Private hospitals may share costs for surgical trainee programmes

Health NZ aims to establish training agreements with private hospitals for more specialities.

Is red meat bad for your heart? It may depend on who funded the study

New York Times: How red meat industry funding could distort health research.

NZ's biggest private hospital expansion: First look inside $190m project

Country's biggest private intensive care unit was built as part of the Epsom expansion.

Allevia's $190m Epsom hospital upgrade boosts operating theatres

Dr Ian England of Allevia Hospitals tells of the massive upgrade at Epsom (previously Mercy Hospital) Video / Dean Purcell

'My heart is broken': Family mourn 'hero' surgeon at public memorial

Dr Parma Nand rose from 'extreme poverty' to become a top surgeon.

Too young for dementia? The six warning signs for people under 65

Early onset dementia is rising, affecting nearly 80,000 under-65s

'Dental disease': Thousands of children face surgery delays

Health NZ data shows the waiting list has grown by around 1500 in two years.