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Drug company promotion negatively affects how doctors prescribe: Insights from a new Cochrane review
The medical community and governments can no longer ignore the consequences of the promotion of medicines on prescribing.
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Month: October 2026
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NZ’s nursing squeeze is an election issue. Is it time for compulsory patient ratios?
A new study linking lower nurse staffing on surgical wards with higher rates of post-operative deaths has raised urgent new questions about NZ’s settings.
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Once the envy of the world, where has Australia’s batting talent gone?
Australian batters aren’t scoring runs like they used to. There are a few reasons why, but the answer isn’t obvious.
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Fiji’s Online Safety Act – why it poses risks for journalism
Fiji’s Online Safety Act raises important questions for journalism, but also freedom of expression more broadly. The current review of the Act presents an opportunity to better safeguard the media’s democratic role, writes Dr Shailendra Singh. ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh In his address at last month’s Pacific Media Summit, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted his
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Hoping for a ‘new normal’ climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt
It’s increasingly common to hear climate-fuelled disasters described as the ‘new normal’. But our desire for normality and predictability is wishful thinking
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My son goes to the gym a lot. How can I tell if this is healthy or a sign something is wrong?
Here’s how parents can spot the difference between a boy who loves to train and one who has unhealthy feelings about his body.
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Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize: Where the ancient world meets postmodern literature
Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature celebrates a writer whose work returns to antiquity as an unfinished reservoir of images, voices and fragments capable of unsettling contemporary experience.
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A molecule’s ‘handedness’ can determine whether it’s an effective drug – 4 examples of pharmaceuticals where chirality matters
The 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry gave a hand to handed molecules – and the processes chemists use to create them.
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The American mood is turning dark, and Republicans are likely to pay the price at the midterms
Occupants of the White House have traditionally taken a thump in midterm elections. And this year, polls suggest Republicans are set for a battering.
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Why do runners get so many injuries? And does strength training really make a difference?
You can get fit relatively fast, but it takes a while for your muscles and tendons to catch up. Here’s what you can do.
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Astronomers pinpoint the origin of a 10 billion-year-old millisecond signal from space
A flash of radio waves from a young galaxy 3 billion years after the Big Bang is lighting up 80% of the universe’s history.
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What a swordfish washing up on British Columbia’s coast says about our changing oceans
While this sighting is unusual and exciting, it also serves as a reminder that our oceans are rapidly changing and we need to adapt to these changes.