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AstraZeneca threatens to pull investment from U.K.

AstraZeneca has already paused or scrapped investments worth hundreds of millions of pounds, citing a cut in British government support. British-Swedish pharmaceutical multinational AstraZeneca could...

Missouri Court upholds $611m Roundup verdict

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a US$611 million verdict against Bayer's Roundup weedkiller, reinforcing juries' findings that glyphosate exposure can cause cancer. The case...

Helen Clark appointed Chair of Vaccine Alliance Gavi

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is set to take over as chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — a global organisation heavily...

Expert raises alarm on COVID vaccine

Dr. John Campbell said he had significant concerns about the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of mRNA vaccines, and the broader...

HDC finds systemic failures in rural hospital toddler death

The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) has found major systemic failings in the death of a three-year-old boy at a rural hospital in 2020,...

Multiple recent studies point to the critical role of mRNA Covid vaccination in driving New Zealand’s health crisis.

Our last two articles  ‘It’s not unusual’ and ‘We need a real open national debate on healthcare and biotechnology’ discuss the unfolding health crisis in...

Australian sunscreen scandal deepens with recalls and testing concerns

Australia’s sunscreen scandal has intensified, with 18 products pulled from shelves and regulators warning that dozens more may fail to meet safety standards. Consumer testing...

Indian court orders medical doctors to use clear handwriting

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that clear handwriting in medical prescriptions is a “fundamental right,” after finding a medico-legal report in...

Medical device procurement overhauled

Medical device procurement in New Zealand is set for a major shake-up, with the Government announcing a new two-agency system aimed at "improving efficiency,...

Record winter surge pushes Emergency Departments beyond capacity

Hospitals across New Zealand faced record emergency department (ED) demand during a two-week peak this winter, with some treating twice as many patients as...

UK health service defends ‘benefits’ of first-cousin marriage

The NHS has argued that such unions offer “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages”. UK campaigners and politicians have criticized the National Health...

Disturbing secrets about vaccines

The vaccine area is much more complicated than I knew when I worked at a department of infectious diseases as a young doctor. I didn’t...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Plants and the human relationship

Lets firstly look at a few studies that shows that there is more to plant/human interrelationships than 'meets the eye'. For instance the studies done...

Tribunal lets $350K stillbirth care claim against Health NZ proceed

A woman whose baby was stillborn in 2018 is pursuing $350,000 in damages from Health NZ Taranaki after the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC)...

World faces huge surge in cancer deaths – study

The toll may rise by 75% by 2050, research published by The Lancet has warned. The annual global cancer death toll is projected to climb...

Trump blows open autism debate

Autism has long been the untouchable subject in American politics. For decades, federal agencies tiptoed around it, steering research toward genetics while carefully avoiding controversial...

NZOFP slams legacy media bias over paracetamol pregnancy risks

The NZOFP (NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party) is concerned about imbalance in media reporting to the New Zealand public about the risks from paracetamol...

The modern age cannot be an age of biotechnology

There are turning points in history when the direction and destiny of the human race shifts. These times are characterised by new experiences, ideas, choices,...

Study finds cell phone–level radiation below safety limits disrupts brain development in infant rats

A new peer-reviewed study published in Neurotoxicology has raised fresh concerns over the safety of everyday cell phone radiation, showing that exposure far below...

Abortion complications suppressed to deceive women!

Right to Life believes that the current reporting of abortion statistics in New Zealand is incomplete and unsatisfactory. We ask: when will the Ministry of...

Popular drug linked to autism risk during pregnancy – Trump

FDA warns of potential risks from acetaminophen and backs leucovorin for autism-related symptoms. President Donald Trump has drawn a connection between the use of Tylenol...

Fake dentist who treated 500 patients sentenced

Narayan Prasad, who posed as a registered dentist and treated around 500 patients at his Henderson clinic, has been sentenced to three months’ community...

Doctors and dentists launch 48-hour strike

Around 6,000 senior hospital doctors and dentists began a 48-hour strike at midnight on Monday, intensifying their pay standoff with Health NZ. Health Minister Simeon...

The trouble with Type 1 diabetes

‘Oh look mum, it's diabetes on the table!’, a friend exclaimed, remembering her kids' response to a particularly sugar laden spread she served one...

U.S. vaccine panel admits alarming dangers of COVID mRNA jabs were hidden from the public

A key U.S. vaccine advisory committee has, for the first time, openly acknowledged troubling risks and unanswered questions about mRNA COVID jabs in a...

The pandemic of fake psychiatric diagnoses

On 12 September, UK child and adolescent psychiatrist Sami Timimi published “When mental-health diagnoses become brands, the real drivers of our psychic pain are...

Legal expert highlights “suppressed” Henry Ford study linking childhood vaccines to higher chronic illness rates

A newly surfaced study from the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit is reigniting debate over vaccine safety, after legal expert Aaron Siri presented...

“Safe and Effective” is not rooted in science

“Toxic and Effective” does not make for a snappy marketing slogan, writes virologist and immunologist Dr. Jennifer Smith. Over the last 4+ years, we have...

Health practitioner who shared child abuse images loses licence

A female health practitioner convicted of possessing and distributing child exploitation material has lost her medical licence and is seeking additional anonymity to "rebuild...

Hovering over the crevasse: Urgent open letter to NZ First – the Gene Tech Bill

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it. — Martin Luther King At a public meeting in early August it was heartening to...

The NZ First intention to reach a compromise on the terms of the Gene Technology Bill would be a grave mistake

The NZ First intention to reach a compromise on the terms of the Gene Technology Bill would be a grave mistake. Associate Minister for Agriculture...

Three Kiwi medical tech startups collapse after funding shortfall

Three New Zealand medical technology companies – Upstream Medical Technologies, Tiro Medical, and Exsurgo – have entered liquidation after failing to secure further investment. Despite...

Top U.K. cardiologist at Reform UK conference accuses pharma of corrupting healthcare

Consultant cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra delivered a speech at the Reform UK conference, warning that the medical system has been “hijacked by commercial interests”...

The perverse nature of the medical profession

The natural business model of an army is to fight enemies, so any large army will find enemies to justify its existence. Similarly, the natural...

Nurses launch second strike this week over pay and staffing disputes

More than 36,000 nurses, midwives, and health care assistants are striking again on Thursday, the second walkout this week, demanding better pay and safer...

Major Study: mRNA vaccines multiply the incidence of cancer

A large cohort study conducted in Italy and published in the Journal of Experimental and Clinical Sciences is entitled “COVID-19 vaccination, all-cause mortality, and...

Two-day nurses strike halts treatments for nearly 14,000 patients

Almost 14,000 patients are facing postponed operations, procedures and appointments this week as New Zealand Nurses Organisation members stage two days of strike action...

U.S. disease control chief fired in clash over Covid vaccines

Susan Monarez has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “weaponizing public health”. The White House has dismissed Susan Monarez as director of the...

New Mexico man tests positive for plague

A 43-year-old man from Valencia County, New Mexico, has tested positive for the plague, prompting a warning from state health officials about the severe...

Glyphosate, kidneys, and cancer: Why regulators can’t keep ignoring the evidence

Full text of NoMoreGlyphosate NZ press release: For years, regulators have repeated the same tired line: …glyphosate is safe when used as directed, residues in food...

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