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Our obsession with ‘maxxing’ our lives could be causing stress
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (1245+ words) Social media has been encouraging "looksmaxxing" as a way of motivating people to have healthier habits. But this and may cause stress. (Source: istock.com) If you want to improve yourself, your health or your lifestyle, you need to do…...
'He was really lucky': Mum calls for changes after son's e-scooter crash
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (977+ words) The e-scooter after colliding with a ute. (Source: rnz.co.nz) A collision with a ute while on his e-scooter left her son with a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding and a large bump to the head, but Riana Grobbelaar fears…...
Review after another patient found dead in Waikato Hospital bathroom
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (557+ words) Health New Zealand said the patient died in the bathroom on a surgical ward in mid-August. (File image). (Source: Google Maps) A review has been launched into how a patient died in a bathroom at Waikato Hospital. Health New Zealand…...
Researchers trial gut-boosting liquid to combat antibiotic over-use
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (652+ words) Nicole Crocker and her 18-month-old Rosemary. (Source: 1News) A New Zealand clinical trial is testing whether a naturally occurring sugar found in breast milk could protect toddlers' developing gut microbiomes when antibiotics are needed. "What is tells us is that there…...
'Sailor's disease' scurvy linked to death of Brisbane boy, 6
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (829+ words) Hospital bed corridor (file image). (Source: istock.com) A six-year-old Australian boy has died from scurvy, the so‑called "sailor's disease" common in the convict era. Brisbane boy Connor Dean died after a cardiac arrest under general anaesthetic at Queensland…...
Whooping cough cases reported at Auckland secondary schools
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (714+ words) A colony of pertussis bacterium, which causes whooping cough. (Source: istock.com) Two cases of whooping cough have been reported at Auckland secondary schools. A person at Whangaparāoa College was today confirmed as having whooping cough (pertussis). Health NZ said…...
'Nightmare': Melbourne toddler dies after petting zoo visit
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (722+ words) Sassi Salter. (Source: FoFundMe) A three-year-old Australian girl has died after a visit to a petting zoo triggered a bacterial infection, prompting health authorities to raise the alarm about the rare but potentially fatal syndrome. Sassi died in a Melbourne…...
Auckland Museum asbestos removal costs $8 million to date
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (730+ words) Asbestos removal at Auckland Museum has been underway since 2025 costing $8 million so far with a further $4 million anticipated before the project is completed. (Source: Supplied) Asbestos removal at Auckland Museum underway since 2025 has cost $8 million so far, with a further…...
Nurse who saved baby from Pakistan hospital fire had 8 seconds to act
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1276+ words) Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some of them in an adjacent room when she saw something unusual: flames. The nurse…...
Our health system is facing exceptional demand. Here's what we're doing about it
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (989+ words) This winter illness season has been particularly harsh. (Source: istock.com) Opinion: Andrew Brant at Health New Zealand responds to an article by TVNZ reporter Gill Higgins about her three-week stay at North Shore Hospital in Auckland. Health New Zealand…...