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A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), developed by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL, has shown

The night Prince Philip got locked in an Auckland toilet 16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Auckland City Mayor Christine Fletcher with the portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edninburgh after they were removed in a midnight swoop. Photo / File Auckland City Mayor Christine Fletcher with the portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edninburgh after they were removed in a midnight swoop. Photo / File Portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh adorn the walls of many majestic local and national government buildings around the globe. But for one night, portraits of the po...

Waging Peace WAGING PEACE: Guest post by Sandy Nathan By Maud Easter on January 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM In 1966 I was among the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in the Republic of Korea. We were young; we taught English, mainly to public middle and secondary schools students; we wanted to learn; and mostly we wanted to make a positive difference in the world. Although we arrived in Korea 13 years after the 1953 Korean War armistice, we found a very poor country still recovering in every way from that brutal war. We adjusted to challenging and unusual (to us) living ...

Letters: Private birthcare, housing, and the prospect of travel bubbles 16 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read Paddle boarding in Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga, could soon be available to Kiwis with a Cook Islands travel bubble due to open. Photo / Getty Paddle boarding in Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga, could soon be available to Kiwis with a Cook Islands travel bubble due to open. Photo / Getty NZ Herald Private birthcare an asset In response to recent articles relating to private obstetricians operating at Auckland Hospital and the rates of caesarean sections. Many, like my wife, engage the se...

Letters: Four-year term, churches, Donald Trump and school dentists 11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Could our science-based approach to the Covid 19 coronavirus work in other areas? Photo / Mark Mitchell, File Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Could our science-based approach to the Covid 19 coronavirus work in other areas? Photo / Mark Mitchell, File NZ Herald Letter of the week: Kushlan Sugathapala, Epsom Following the science and advice of experts like the director general of Health enabled our outstanding res...