Mother given 'eight weeks to live' after doctors mistook cancer for depression
Mother given 'eight weeks to live' after doctors mistook cancer for depression
A mother-of-two has just eight weeks to live amid claims doctors 'mistook her stomach cancer symptoms for depression'.Tina Locke has been suffering with pains in her stomach and chest for two years but her family said she was only...
The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
Can pills for depression turn you into a killer? 'Loving' father opens up over murder of son during psychotic episode
Can pills for depression turn you into a killer? 'Loving' father opens up over murder of son during psychotic episode
David Carmichael, 59, calmly and methodically describes the events leading up to the day he killed his 11‑year-old son Ian.He maintains his composure right up to the point when he describes his boy: "Oh man, he was the most loving...
The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
Medical professionals concerned patients unaware of codeine access changes
Medical professionals concerned patients unaware of codeine access changes
Medical professionals are concerned changes to how codeine-based medications can be accessed from February 2018 are not being effectively communicated to patients.
ABC News
ABC News
Your Health: Plant medicine for period pain
Hi Sandra, I'm in my early 20s and have suffered with bad period pain since my teens. I've been cleared of any underlying conditions such as endometriosis so it seems there is little that can be done except to medicate for the pain...
The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
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Skipping breakfast blamed for woman's 200 gallbladder stones
Surgeons in China removed more than 200 stones from a woman's body in a single operation last week.They claimed that the stones, found in the woman's gallbladder and liver, were most likely caused by the fact that she had regularly...
The New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald
Super being raided to pay for plastic surgery, gastric banding and IVF
Australians are raiding their superannuation to pay for elective medical procedures, prompting warnings for consumers to think about the long-term consequences of tapping into their retirement savings.
ABC News
ABC News