Health

Stuff

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Private providers received $14.8b in public health funding last year, report finds

A union-backed report says private providers received $14.8b from Health NZ and ACC in 2024/25.

Stuff

RNZ

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The 'demonised' couple who've finally been heard

A development in a child abuse case highlights the near-impossibility of going up against medical professionals in New Zealand.

RNZ

Morning Mail: Endangered turtles ‘at risk’ from gas drilling; Jacinda Ardern’s Sydney job; and Star Trek actor dies

The Guardian

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Morning Mail: Endangered turtles ‘at risk’ from gas drilling; Jacinda Ardern’s Sydney job; and Star Trek actor dies

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Politics, really newsletter . Morning everyone. Our exclusive top story reveals that the environment watchdog has warned about…

The Guardian

Nigeria may be Ebola-free in December – Minister

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Nigeria may be Ebola-free in December – Minister

The Minister of Health, Muhammad Pate, says Nigeria could be declared Ebola-free by December 7, 2026, if no new cases are confirmed within 42 days. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-may-be-ebola-free-in-december-minister/

Three decades on, stigma remains 'huge barrier' to care for drug users

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Three decades on, stigma remains 'huge barrier' to care for drug users

Despite being the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise some drug use, advocates say people are still dying from preventable overdoses, in part due to a narrative that "others" them.

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Breakthrough in the fight to stop healthy people getting heart disease

At 33 years old, Jennifer Tucker ate well, exercised and did not smoke. She also had a life-threatening blockage in her coronary artery.

Medical centre targeted in Melbourne arson attack

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Medical centre targeted in Melbourne arson attack

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at the Moonee Vale Clinic overnight, as well as a separate incident outside a Brighton home.

Budget 2027: Elite Athletes Representing Malta To Get 10 Days Of Paid Sports Leave

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Budget 2027: Elite Athletes Representing Malta To Get 10 Days Of Paid Sports Leave

Elite athletes representing Malta at European or world championships will benefit from 10 days of paid sports leave under Budget 2027. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced that the measure will also cover members of the technical and…

CBC

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Nigeria Ebola patient flown to Switzerland, Congo health worker killed as 4 countries deal with outbreak

Officials on opposite sides of the African continent are trying to determine how a woman diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria's capital last week contracted the deadly virus without having visited the Democratic Republic of Congo — the…

CBC

Former Nationalist MP Frank Portelli Passes Away Aged 82

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Former Nationalist MP Frank Portelli Passes Away Aged 82

Former Nationalist Party MP Frank Portelli has passed away at the age of 82. Portelli served in Malta’s Parliament between 1987 and 1992 and held several prominent positions within the Nationalist Party throughout his political career. He…

Diri unveils AI robotic tutors at Bayelsa Medical University

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Diri unveils AI robotic tutors at Bayelsa Medical University

Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri has unveiled AI-powered robotic tutors and other digital learning innovations at the Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa. Read More…