Articles by Newstalk ZB / Emma Russell, NZ Herald
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Coronavirus: Urgent calls for retired doctors and nurses to step up
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 9:50amRetired and part-time doctors and nurses are urgently being called upon as part of a new Covid-19 campaign to help fight...
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New Zealand likely to get influx of heroin overdoses
Friday, 13 March 2020, 1:24pmNew Zealand could be in for an influx of heroin overdoses after Pharmac changed its supply of pharmaceutical morphine - and...
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Emergency doctor: 200 Kiwis could be saved each year if common drug ditched
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 11:43amUp to 200 Kiwis could be saved each year if a common medicine preventing stomach ulcers was avoided in hospitals' intensive...
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Study reveals major variations in the way NZ fertility clinics measure 'success rates'
Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 3:08pmKiwi couples and solo mums seeking IVF are being misled, according to a new study which has found major variations in the...
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One in four teens vapers have never smoked tobacco, study finds
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 11:45amOne in four young teenagers who have tried vaping have never smoked tobacco, new research has found. According to the latest...
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166 Kiwis died from sudden unexpected deaths in epilepsy in 10 years
Friday, 17 January 2020, 10:09amMore investigation is needed into sudden unexpected deaths in epilepsy (Sudep), including the possible effects of Pharmac's...
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Knee replacements linked to alarming obesity rates
Friday, 4 October 2019, 12:24pmThe number of New Zealanders needing knee replacements is expected to skyrocket in the next 20 years - and researchers say...