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1 week ago | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Martin Johnston |Paulette Crowley |Anna Lee
Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealand’s second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the country’s most injected drug. Injecting drugs is associated with additional risks such as vein and soft tissue damage, bacterial infection and blood-borne virus transmission. Many of these harms have been reduced by the work of the national Needle Exchange Programme, which provides sterile equipment and education to those who need it.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
Jarrod Lill was told he had melanoma five years after his wife died from breast cancer. His children Theo, 13, Ted, 9, and Lucy,15, are the most important thing in his world. Photos / suppliedOnline exclusive What’s It Like To Be is a regular online column in which New Zealanders from all walks of life share first-hand experiences.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Jonathan Chilton-Towle |Paulette Crowley
+News ‘Ghost scheme’: No pharmacists approved yet under voluntary bonding initiative A lack of pharmacists getting approved for the rural voluntary bonding scheme has led some to question if it really exists [Image: Tandem X visuals via Unsplash] ESSENTIALS, The voluntary bonding scheme by Te Whatu Ora was expanded to include graduate pharmacists for the first time this year.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
Genevieve Steyn-Ross was was born at just 27 weeks and six days, and given a 50 percent chance of survival. Photo / suppliedOnline exclusive What’s It Like to Be is a fortnightly column in which New Zealanders from all walks of life share first-hand experiences.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
Dallas and Donna Gurney: “It was like we were just on this treadmill waiting for our careers to finish.” Midlife is a tipping point for many Kiwis but the changes in health and wellbeing are poorly understood. In Part I of the Listener’s two-part series, Paulette Crowley explored what can help the “sandwich generation live long and prosper”. Here, she talks with Dallas and Donna Gurney about myth-busting the midlife crisis narrative and what they’ve gained from making a change.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
SUBSCRIBEHome / The Listener / LifeBy Paulette CrowleyContributing writer·New Zealand Listener·3 Nov, 2024 04:00 PM14 mins to readSaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. Midlife is a tipping point for many Kiwis but the changes in health and wellbeing are poorly understood. What can help the sandwich generation live long and prosper?
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
Psychologist Sophia Dawson says the pandemic and lockdowns are still affecting our young people. Photo / Getty ImagesOnline exclusive What’s It Like To Be is a fortnightly column in which New Zealanders from all walks of life share first-hand experiences. Here, Paulette Crowley hears from psychologist Sophia Dawson about working with young people dealing with depression and mental health challenges, and what parents and caregivers can do to help teens navigate tough times.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Natasha Jojoa Burling |Paulette Crowley |Stephanie Ockhuysen
Nataly Martini provides a brief overview of selected causes of dizziness and vertigo, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular migraine. Through case studies, she explains how these conditions may differ from serious clinical syndromes such as cervicogenic dizziness, highlighting the complexities, risk factors and management of these conditions
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Paulette Crowley
Being diagnosed with lupus, and other chronic conditions, meant huge changes for Linda Te Au. Photo / suppliedOnline exclusiveWhat’s It Like To Be is a fortnightly column where New Zealanders from all walks of life share first-hand experiences. Here, Linda Te Au talks to Paulette Crowley about going from running marathons to being diagnosed with lupus – and how she was determined to run again. I woke up one morning with pain in my shoulder and in the backs of my hands.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
pharmacytoday.co.nz | Natasha Jojoa Burling |Paulette Crowley
Nataly Martini provides a brief overview of selected causes of dizziness and vertigo, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular migraine. Through case studies, she explains how these conditions may differ from serious clinical syndromes such as cervicogenic dizziness, highlighting the complexities, risk factors and management of these conditions
