Articles by Isaac Davison
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National
Puberty blockers to be prescribed more cautiously in New Zealand after review
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 2:17pmDoctors will be told to show caution in prescribing puberty blockers in New Zealand after a review found strong evidence...
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Education
Who is getting into medical school? New study sounds alarm over diversification
Friday, 8 November 2024, 7:12amSchemes designed to lift the University of Otago’s enrolment of under-served groups having some success with Māori, Pacific...
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National
'Devastating': Auckland mum dies weeks before cancer drug she campaigned for is funded in NZ
Friday, 1 November 2024, 7:05amA life-extending drug will be funded for around 380 patients with advanced bowel cancer from today. Cetuximab will be funded...
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National
'So dire': Hospital staff refuse to care for racially abusive patient
Friday, 25 October 2024, 7:09amMore than 30 staff at Waitākere Hospital refused to care for a racially abusive patient in a bid to get hospital managers...
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National
Wellington struck by near 6.0 earthquake
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 10:57amA magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck at 5.08am, 25km west of Wellington in the Cook Strait. The tremor was felt as far north...
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National
Family of Ariki Rigby weep in court as man charged with murder appears
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 11:17amFamily members of Hawke’s Bay teenager Ariki Rigby cried as the man accused of murdering her appeared in court this morning. The...
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National
Health NZ can’t cut $1.4b without eating into front line, analysis shows
Friday, 23 August 2024, 7:12amWhen the Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora board was abolished last month, it prompted a political debate about whether the...
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National
Auckland cancer patient pays $45k just to have medication administered
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 12:07pmAfter she was diagnosed with cancer, Auckland woman Mandy Grantley raised $25,000 in donations to pay for a life-extending...
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National
Bowel cancer: Two million kits distributed under screening programme, 2500 cancers detected
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 2:30pmThe bowel cancer screening programme has ticked over a significant milestone, with two million home-screening kits distributed...
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National
Disability ministry’s problems revealed in confidential memo
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 7:10amAs the Government prepares a review of the troubled Ministry of Disabled People, a confidential memo reveals its many flaws. Whaikaha...
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National
University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 10:13amAlready facing a potentially significant court decision on academic freedom, the University of Auckland is now involved in...
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National
‘Not children’s toys’: Trauma surgeons call for stricter rules on deadly air rifles
Friday, 8 March 2024, 11:56amTwo Auckland trauma surgeons began an investigation after treating patients who had been shot in gang-related violence. Their...
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Politics
Māori Health Authority to close in June after Government introduces repeal bill
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 2:13pmThe dismantling of the Māori Health Authority is under way after the Government introduced a law change today to scrap the...
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National
Clear the air: Govt ministers asked to disclose tobacco industry links
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 7:06amGovernment ministers are being asked to disclose any links to tobacco companies by public health researchers who claim their...
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National
New research shows which families are most at risk of cot death
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:00pmPacific babies are still dying in their beds at much higher rates than any ethnicity other than Māori. New research shows...
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National
Aussie holiday nightmare: Grandmother's health crisis sees family face $100k bill
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 4:50pmA New Zealand grandmother’s visit to family in Australia has turned into a nightmare after an infection left her incapacitated...
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National
Cot death: Baby may have been saved if Oranga Tamariki had helped with bedding, says coroner
Friday, 26 January 2024, 10:35amA 3-month-old baby was at higher risk of dying in his sleep because of his home environment. But it is too easy to simply...
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National
Parkinson’s disease detected by smartwatch seven years before diagnosis
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 10:44amParkinson’s disease can quietly occupy a person’s body for years before they notice it. But a new study shows it is possible...
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National
Achoo! Hay fever soars as El Nino stirs up huge levels of pollen
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 4:19pmHay fever sufferers are having a particularly bad summer this year as the strongest El Nino season in 80 years drives high...
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National
University of Auckland academics complain of unsafe workplace
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 2:43pmMore than 100 academics at the University of Auckland have signed a letter to the leadership that says high-profile staff...
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National
'Stock up while you still can' - Retailers offload vapes ahead of bans
Monday, 11 December 2023, 6:57amRetailers are encouraging users to stockpile disposable devices and are selling higher-strength vapes at a heavy discount...
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National
'Fantastic news': Mum cancer-free after international medical trial
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 1:31pmTriple-negative breast cancer is aggressive, likely to recur and nearly always requires chemotherapy. A new trial involving...
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National
Siouxsie Wiles case: Security removes man from courtroom after he approached scientist’s legal team
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 2:15pmSecurity staff at the Employment Court removed a man from a courtroom this morning after he attempted to speak to scientist...
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National
Siouxsie Wiles case: University of Auckland raises concerns about media coverage after incident on campus
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 2:44pmThe University of Auckland has voiced concerns that media coverage of a court case could “re-trigger” abuse against Dr Siouxsie...
