Health

[ad_1] Around 8,500 safe sleeping devices such as wahakura are distributed annually in New Zealand. They were funded by the government in 2017 to help reduce New Zealand’s relatively high sudden death rate. Photo / Mike Scott Faced with the worst sudden death rate in the developed world, the New …

[ad_1] OPINION: The problem of poor oral health lurked like an unwanted guest during this election campaign. Fancy dental policy was to be part of Labor’s reelection speech, before that other brighter health crisis got in the way. But cavities don’t fill in on their own just because everyone is …

[ad_1] New Zealand 27 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game There is a new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation, says Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield. All the contacts of the Auckland marine engineer infected with …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE SMITH / Things Miriam Fuimaono, was diagnosed with breast cancer two months after turning 40 this year. An Auckland bodybuilder who thought she was too fit and healthy to get sick is warning women, especially those in Pasifika, to pay attention to their health after battling cancer this …

[ad_1] Seven people have recovered from the virus as of Tuesday, bringing the total active cases to 68. New Zealand’s total confirmed cases to date now stands at 1,585. On Monday, 2,311 tests were processed, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 1,072,492. Dr. Bloomfield acknowledged that …

[ad_1] There is a new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation, says Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield. The new case, a boy between the ages of 1 and 4, came to New Zealand from the UK. There have been no new community cases for six days in a row and …

[ad_1] The Green Party says the government should oppose the nomination of Kiwi Chris Liddell for a high-level international post because of his work for US President Donald Trump. But the National Party disagrees and says New Zealand would be interested in having a “Matamata boy” in the role. Liddell …

[ad_1] There is one New Covid-19 case to report in managed isolation today and none in the community. Your playlist will load after this announcement. Today marks the sixth day in a row that there have been no cases in the community. Source: 1 NEWS Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley …

[ad_1] The boy on an Air New Zealand flight from Napier to Auckland (flight NZ5018) on October 22 tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Japan. Photo / Archive A Napier-based child care center remains open as health authorities continue to investigate a child who recently tested positive for Covid-19 …

[ad_1] A Christchurch mother who says her daughter was not properly embalmed continues to call for a “reorganization” of the funeral industry. A review by the Health Ministry is underway after a series of mistakes with grieving families complaining that the bodies were incinerated by mistake. Michelle Bishop’s daughter, Sharnae …