More than 200 senior Northland doctors, dentist striking over pay dispute with Health NZ Staff will walk out from Whangārei Hospital and be picketing outside the Kaitaia Hospital.

These Doctors are striking for the future of our health system that the Nats are trying to hollow out with privatisation
#NZPol

Very excited to share our work! Changing the world from NZ and Australia! #GVHD #BMT

Government's health boost less than claimed, expert says A leading health systems expert is questioning the government's claim of a "record investment".

Government's health boost less than claimed, expert says.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

This applies in NZ too but with our public health system the costs of not providing fluoridation affect us all!

Verity Johnson: ‘Running the country like a household’ is a political con OPINION: Government knows there’s nothing similar between household borrowing and government borrowing. But it also knows that you don’t know that.

“So, let’s get one thing straight, you do not run a country like you run a household.

It’s deliberately misleading to say that. (So much so that economists in England started protesting its usage on the BBC.) Household debt and government debt are totally different.”
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

This article seems quite applicable to the NZ context as well...while we wait for transit solutions in Auckland...

The Dangers of Raw Milk YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken

youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one

The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...

Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org

PowerPoint slide that says: “does America do it, if yes, then no”

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

Gisborne doctors dispute Government's 'inaccurate' hiring figures

The Government said eight new doctors had started work in Tairāwhiti, but those working in the hospital say there has been just one new permanent hire.

No system is perfect and we can all see flaws in our own.

After a decade of comparative work, I can tell the folk in Australia, France, and the UK that guys have pretty robust constitutional systems, all things considered.

Open Letter to Auckland Transport about Project K - Greater Auckland This is a letter we will be sending to Auckland Transport to ask they return to the original consulted and endorsed plans on the join our circle of supporters here, or support us

We've had 120 people and orgs sign on to our letter about AT's awful changes around the CRL station on K Road. Give it a read and flick us an email to sign on as well
www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2025/04/14/o...

I spent months in hospital, relying on the public health system. I have seen how badly we are failing our healthcare workers | Juliette McAleer The doctors’ strikes in NSW should concern us all – because a system that exploits its workforce also endangers its patients

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This applies in NZ too. The cost is real!

Young stroke survivors need better support - advocates - would definitely agree with this!

Saw the aftermath of a driver vs cyclist collision today. Makes me feel sick and reminded that protected bike lanes make roads safer for all users!

Bloody hell #medsky

This is a contender for the worst thing on amazon award

"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance YouTube video by Marsh Family

The latest from the inimitable Marsh family
"Puppets on a Kremlin String"
youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE...

A prize worth pursuing: has Elizabeth line shown what rail investment can achieve? Project has smashed forecasts on passengers numbers and created a story of regeneration along its route

“The assumptions on benefits are always wildly lower … they underestimate how transformational the projects will be.”

Same in NZ: recent PT projects outperform projections, as they’re based on car-brain assumptions.

CRL will overachieve like the Lizzie line.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Worst. Episode. EVER.

#tandem25 #leusm Zeiser: lactate in supernatant of AML conditioned media appears to specifically inhibit T cell activity and can be reversed by Na bicarbonate.

#tandem25 #leusm Zeiser: Sorafenib promotes cytotoxic T cell activity (part of the reason I still use Sorafenib maintenance…)

Great work from Dr Sherafeldin looking at brain aging in BMT patients - a hugely clinically relevant question for our patients. The next question is what can we do about it. #Tandem25

Outstanding results from Dr Morsink and the group in Groningen. PT Cy + short duration ISP (<70 days+/- MMF) for myeloid diseases. Allograft works! #Tandem25

Amazing talk from Georg Schett about CAR-T for autoimmune disease. Successful whole body B cell depletion = complete resolution of disease! #Tandem25

In Auckland, NZ would expect to pay at least $4.5 (USD) per pastry if on the artisanal end of the spectrum (eg www.wildwheat.co.nz/pastries/) and $6-8 (USD) for the bread depending on size…so prices don’t seem exorbitant, as long as quality is excellent.

www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

In NZ food is pretty expensive. We eat well but spend ~$180(USD)/week for 2 adults and 2 children.

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

NEW: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover in right-wing militias.

He didn’t tell police or the FBI.

He didn’t tell family or friends.

The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

This is his story, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social:

www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

PSA:

Your period should not

🩸last > 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen consistently > than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic