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Warnings deaths from flu could reach historical high
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (331+ words) Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. Epidemiologist Michael Baker said data so far, including high hospitalisation rates, pointed to a likely big increase in the number of fatalities. However, that would not be known for sure…...
Baxter in hospital after his condition deteriorates
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (468+ words) After doctors failed to diagnose his blood cancer for about three years, Mark Baxter is now receiving 24/7 care on a cancer ward, at Dunedin Hospital. The former Otago University Students’ Association and Otago Polytechnic Students’ Association staff member has a…...
‘Senseless’: Otago university student died after excessive drinking, coroner finds
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Retiree to fit in more CrossFit
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (258+ words) There aren’t many 69-year-olds who partly retire to concentrate more on CrossFit. But that’s Queenstown osteopath Kasia Lukaszewicz, who’s just retired after having practised locally since January 2000. She’s regularly trained and competed in CrossFit since becoming hooked on the fitness…...
Local business gives back, donating $5000 to Cancer Society
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (412+ words) Morrifield Greenhouses has donated $5000 to Cancer Society, something owner Leanne Morris said hit close to home. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in February of this year and was grateful for the support she had received, seeing this as an…...
Magic Mushroom ingredient may help treat depression and anxiety
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739km cycle effort marks men lost to prostate cancer
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (572+ words) A Timaru man is doing his part to tackle prostate cancer — one kilometre at a time. To fundraise for Blue September, monumental mason Les Jones will be cycling 739km this month — the number of men on average that die of prostate…...
National working for health, savings and home ownership
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (495+ words) An excellent recent health announcement is that cervical screening is to be free for all women aged 25 to 69 from March 1, 2027. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. Almost every case is caused by HPV, a common virus, which…...
Staff describe the moment a ute barrelled into their Canterbury hotel
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (371+ words) Staff at a Canterbury hotel have described the sound of a ute crashing into the bar as “like an earthquake”. The crash happened just after 6pm on Friday at the Dunsandel Cafe and Bar on Main South Rd in the Selwyn…...
Busy as a bee for charity
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (336+ words) A Wyndham artist is taking her talent to the nation’s capital to support the life-saving work of an aeromedical charity. Multi-disciplinary artist Frankie Bakker has created a bee sculpture for air ambulance and rescue helicopter service Life Flight’s Bee, as…...