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Changing climate law to prevent civil cases removes a key protection for NZ citizens
The government’s plan to change the law to bar claims for harms from greenhouse gas emissions shuts down New Zealand’s…
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The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?
The federal government has announced a new “safeguard” around how funding is spent to support school students with disabilities. The…
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Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask
There’s a new space race to the Moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to…
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Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled…
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How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy
Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals…
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO): Bloating, Brain Fog, and Misdiagnosis
Imagine a woman experiencing years of bloating, gas, diarrhea, and brain fog. She has visited multiple gastroenterologists. Colonoscopy normal. Endoscopy…
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A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare
Talk of a “super El Niño” developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns rising that this climate pattern could…
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Types, Triggers, and What Actually Helps
Imagine a young woman experiencing chronic abdominal pain, bloating, and alternating diarrhea and constipation for years. She has visited multiple…
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Panhypopituitarism: What Happens When the Master Gland Fails
Imagine a man who has been experiencing progressive fatigue for months. His energy declines. Weight loss despite adequate appetite. Loss…
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Pseudogout (CPPD Disease): When Calcium Crystals Mimic Gout
Imagine a woman in her 60s awakening with acute severe pain and swelling in her knee. Fever present. She assumes…
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Gout: Why Uric Acid Crystals Form in Joints and What Triggers an Attack
Imagine a middle-aged man awakening at 3 AM with excruciating pain in his big toe. The joint is swollen, red,…
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Hypoparathyroidism: The Calcium Deficiency Caused by a Hormonal Problem
Imagine a young woman experiencing her first seizure. EEG ordered. Seizure medications started. Seizures continue despite medication. Epilepsy diagnosed. Yet…
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Hyperparathyroidism: When Calcium Regulation Goes Wrong
Imagine a woman undergoing screening blood work for an unrelated reason. Routine labs reveal calcium slightly elevated at 10.5 mg/dL.…
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MODY (Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young): The Third Type of Diabetes Nobody Knows
Imagine a teenage girl diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Started on insulin. Yet her C-peptide level—a marker of beta cell…
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Type 2 Diabetes Complications: Neuropathy, Retinopathy, and Nephropathy Explained
Imagine a man with type 2 diabetes for 10 years. His glucose control has been fair—hemoglobin A1c consistently 7 to…
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