Blockhouse Bay homicide: Police seek witnesses after man dies following stabbing
Police have launched a homicide investigation, named Operation Falconer, and are seeking witnesses to the initial confrontation on…
Patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore Hospital emergency department
It was hard seeing people crammed into corridors, and brightly lit public spaces with no privacy. Sometimes incontinent…
Feilding crash: Police seek driver after person critically injured at road event
“We want to speak with the driver as the information that he has will be vital to our…
Police officer critically injured while deploying road spikes to stop fleeing driver
The vehicle’s two occupants, described by police as young people, were arrested. Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett…
Howick crash: Car torn apart and person critically injured in Ridge Rd collision
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Hawke’s Bay Hospital asks patients to limit support people as winter illnesses pile on pressure
“Where possible, we ask patients to limit this to one support person. This small step can make a…
Sunway Healthcare’s 2Q earnings jumps on rising hospital contributions
KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd remains positive about its prospects for FY26 after registering broad-based growth across…
Severe mental illness may accelerate dementia and stroke vulnerability
People living with severe mental illness face a substantially higher risk of dementia throughout adulthood, as well as…
Rotorua Hospital: New mental health inpatient unit Te Whare Oranga Tangata o Whakaue opens
A Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora statement today said the mental health wellbeing and recovery unit replaced…
‘Worse than Covid’: An ambulance officer’s daily reality as 111 calls hit record highs
After a record number of calls to emergency services last week, one ambulance officer talks about the realities…
Scallop-derived plasmalogens may support brain health and memory
The study, funded by B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., which manufactures and markets scallop plasmalogen, evaluated memory and brain…
Laser treatment may extend survival in glioblastoma patients
For patients facing a diagnosis of glioblastoma – one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of brain…