'Wholly preventable': Ear infection turns fatal for man in his 30s
Despite seeking treatment on multiple occasions for a recurring ear infection, a man developed a brain abscess and died. His death has since become the subject of...
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'Wholly preventable': Ear infection turns fatal for man in his 30s
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Cystic fibrosis: Pharmac receives updated advice for funding Trikafta
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Migrant doctors say they're jumping through hoops to get roles
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Teenager back on his feet after rare disorder ravaged his body
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New case of monkeypox in New Zealand
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'I have seen patients go blind because they could not afford the costs'
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Wellington Free Ambulance considering strike action, service 'teetering on the edge' - union leader
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Tired doctor misses lung cancer mass in x-ray report
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'Very regrettable': Child, 8, undergoes surgery his parents did not consent to
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'Horrified': Woman only learnt belly button was gone when bandages were removed a week after surgery'Horrified': Woman only learnt belly button was gone when bandages were removed a week after surgery
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Drug Foundation sets up testing pop-up as Fentanyl leaves 12 in hospital
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Only 54pc of DHB staff have had a flu jab, Ministry of Health figures show
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