Plasma exchange improves recovery in rare inflammatory nerve disease
Plasma exchange can help treat people with a rare inflammatory disease that can cause blindness, according to a…
Winston Peters says no to Labour, so why do doubts remain? – The Front Page
In fact, he unequivocally ruled out working with the party in 2022 when speaking to the NZ Herald’s…
The Case Against Calling It ‘Emergency Medicine’
Names matter. They shape expectations, guide behavior, and in medicine, determine how systems are built, how resources are…
Climate change could expand chikungunya into temperate regions worldwide
Chikungunya (‘to become contorted’ in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one…
EFSA gives positive safety opinion on NMN
EFSA considers a daily intake of 300 mg of NMN to be safe for the general population, excluding…
Warriors v Titans player ratings: Strong performances give Andrew Webster selection headache
3. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck – 8 Another strong showing in the centres, where he looks far more comfortable than…
Spring Allergies Can Cause Headaches. Here’s How to Deal
A stuffy nose and itchy, watery eyes are spring-allergy cornerstones—but they’re not the only symptoms that herald a…
Migraine genes linked to worse headaches after concussion in children
A University of Calgary-led study has found evidence that children with genes predisposing to migraine might have an…
Treating autonomic dysfunction can relieve symptoms of treatment-resistant depression
Consider a house with the water main half shut. The faucets sputter. The toilet runs all night. The…
What viruses are going around New Zealand at the moment – and how to tell which one you have
Jeffries says surveillance is detecting flu, the SARS-CoV2 Covid virus, common cold viruses rhinovirus and adenovirus, and RSV.…
Emerson Hospital’s garden therapy program helps patients bloom
Today, about a half-dozen patients are busy assembling bouquets: a musician, an artist, an activist. All have full…
Grandad with brain cancer thought headaches were sleep apnea | Health
A grandad who put his headaches and fatigue down to sleep apnoea was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer.…