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High risk biotechnology experimentation is gathering pace
Much loved Kiwi actor Sam Neill has died suddenly. In March 2023 Neill announced he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (a rare...
First payouts go to ‘Havana Syndrome’ US victims
Those affected by the mysterious malaise have received almost $3 million in compensation, according to the Pentagon. The US government has made its first payments...
Cancer cases to soar worldwide – WHO
The world’s second-leading cause of death is expected to affect more than 90% of people by 2050, either through their own diagnosis or that...
Germ Games: Military pandemic planning exposed
An investigation by RCR's Maryanne Demasi has uncovered internal emails revealing the shockingly sinister planning behind pandemic preparedness at the 2016 World Economic Forum...
The Long Read: There is already enough evidence to design a health policy that works
On the 25th January 2026, two men stepped off an arriving plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport en route from the Congo carrying a black...
US death rate falls to record low – CDC
The United States has recorded its lowest age-adjusted death rate since national records began more than 100 years ago, according to provisional data released...
Authorities to test dead Giant Petrel for ‘bird flu’
A giant petrel found dead on Farewell Spit is being tested for H5 bird flu, although officials believe stormy winter conditions are the more...
Ascariasis, not such a long word
I wonder what Dame Whina would say. WTF?? What parasites are these? I am no expert although I have heard the saying, “Pigs will fly!” and...
Sydney GP ‘declares war’ against tribunal over suspension
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Sydney GP My Le Trinh guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct over a range...
Tick-borne ‘Powassan Virus’ surges across US as health experts sound alarm
A little-known virus first identified after the unexplained death of a four-year-old Canadian boy in 1958 is now drawing renewed concern as infections climb...
Clinicians warn of risks as Palmerston North loses last gastro specialist
Health NZ will meet with the Palmerston North community after the region lost its last permanent gastroenterologist, leaving the service without a resident specialist. Patients...
How does DNA actually work?
You have probably heard computer analogies used to explain how DNA works. Computers have properties that are fixed by precise programming and hardware. In these...
Amazon warned over sales of unapproved penile treatments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Warning Letter to Amazon.com Inc., alleging the online retail giant distributed unapproved drug products...
Make New Zealand Healthy launches bold plan to rethink the nation’s health system
A new charitable organisation is calling for a fundamental shift in the way New Zealand approaches health, with the launch of Make New Zealand...
Pentagon backtracks on medical freedom, reimposes mandatory flu shots
Just two months after US War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push for “medical autonomy” and religious exemptions, the Pentagon has reinstated mandatory flu vaccinations for...
$462m Taranaki Hospital expansion opens to patients
Taranaki patients are set to benefit from expanded healthcare services with the opening of the new East Wing at Taranaki Base Hospital, a major...
Kenya halts construction of US-backed Ebola facility
The country’s health minister has apologised after breaching a court order that suspended the project over ethical concerns. The Kenyan Health Ministry has suspended construction...
Falsified food safety records linked to mass food poisoning at Canterbury student hall
More than 160 students fell ill after eating chicken souvlaki at the University of Canterbury’s Uni Lodge Hall in November 2024, with an investigation...
FDA accused of altering child autopsy reports in Covid vaccine deaths
According to documents released by US Senator Ron Johnson, FDA officials initially identified 10 child deaths as potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccination in late...
Pharmacy’s AI-built website exposes patients’ private medical details
The private medical details of 29 patients at Unichem Petone were left exposed online after the Wellington pharmacy switched to a new website. Full names,...
Golfer Michael Campbell opens up about suspected vaccine injury
Former US Open champion Michael Campbell spoke to RCR about his suspected serious vaccine injury from the Covid-19 jab, saying mainstream media have been...
Hamilton doctor jailed for decades of sexual abuse of three girls
Former Hamilton doctor William James Reeder, 79, has been sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 50%,...
Inside Big Pharma’s trial machine: How data gets bent, buried and sold as science
The public is told that modern medicine rests on rigorous science, impartial research and evidence-based decision making. But critics argue that the reality is...
Brazil suspends Dengue jab rollout after deaths reported
Brazil has temporarily suspended the rollout of the world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine following reports of two deaths and dozens of serious adverse events...
Brown removes Medical Council bigwigs over ‘ideological agenda’
Health Minister Simeon Brown has ousted Medical Council Chair Dr Rachelle Love, Deputy Chair Simon Watt and CEO Joan Simeon, accusing them of pushing...
NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party backs ban on Big Pharma advertising as petition heads to Parliament
The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is calling on the Government to immediately end New Zealand’s status as a dangerous international anomaly by...
HSNO submissions close today
A reminder that submissions on the proposed amendments to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act close TODAY 15 June. To have your say, go...
Researchers link 5G rollouts to illnesses
A new review by Swedish researchers has examined a series of case reports involving people who said they developed a range of health complaints...
Toxic swarm hits Berlin
A growing infestation of toxic caterpillars has prompted warnings, closures, and mounting concern across Berlin, with authorities struggling to contain the spread of the...
Charles Augustus Leale, Abraham Lincoln, and the physician we are slowly losing
When Abraham Lincoln was shot, America saw more than just the loss of a President. Something quieter happened that night, but it was just as...
AI-designed ‘universal vaccine’ moves into early human testing
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have reported early human trial results for a vaccine whose key antigen was designed entirely using artificial intelligence...
Jailed for hantavirus exposure
A flurry of excitement has gripped news services in the last week or so as several groups of ‘ISIS Brides’ arrived back in Australia,...
AI rivals back DNA rules to limit bioweapons risk in rare show of unity
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and other executives have said AI advances could weaken biosecurity barriers. Executives from leading AI companies have joined biotechnology experts in...
Texas mum speaks out after son’s death following vaccinations
A Texas mother has shared her family's heartbreaking experience following the sudden death of her six-month-old son, Bently, just days after he received multiple...
Paramedics set to gain prescribing powers
Paramedics will soon be able to prescribe certain medicines directly to patients under planned Government changes aimed at improving access to healthcare and easing...
The unstoppable rise of miraculous psychology
A collaborative study undertaken by scientists from Oxford, Mellon. MIT and UC universities published in April is entitled “AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent...
Moderna is building a modified mRNA “vaccine” for Ebola Bundibugyo
Predictably, Moderna has secured up to $60 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate development of an Ebola “vaccine” amid...
Backlash over plan by Google-linked company to release millions of lab-bred mosquitoes in US
A proposal backed by Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., to release up to 64 million bacteria-carrying mosquitoes across California and Florida has sparked widespread...
Kenyans protest US Ebola facility plan (Video)
People have blocked roads and burned tires to show their displeasure over a proposed quarantine centre. Hundreds of Kenyans gathered in the streets of the...
Three Ebola jabs in development
Three separate jab candidates are being developed to target the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has been linked by health bureaucrats to nearly 250...