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3 weeks ago |
1news.co.nz | Zoe Madden-Smith
ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome is a physical disease but misinformation from decades ago claiming it was psychological has resulted in stigma that still impacts the care of patients today. Zoe Madden-Smith looks into the controversy around the mysterious illness for Re: Investigates. Watch it now on TVNZ+. On a good day, Tammy Rumsey can say a short sentence and have her face washed by her mum. On a bad day, she is too weak to turn her head on her pillow.
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1 month ago |
1news.co.nz | Zoe Madden-Smith
When plumber Hera Eruera arrives at a plumbing job she gets a mix of reactions. One time a customer opened the door and immediately said: "No, not interested". Hera replied, “Oh, did you not call for a plumber?” And the customer said "Oh you’re the plumber, I thought you were a sales rep trying to sell me something". “I said ‘No, definitely the plumber, I heard you had a leak’.
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2 months ago |
1news.co.nz | Zoe Madden-Smith
If a person spends more than 13 weeks in hospital, their benefit is automatically cut to $55 a week. Some patients and advocates say that's not enough to survive on and the automatic process further punishes people who are too unwell to fight it, Zoe Madden-Smith reports. Rhiannon Purves has been bedridden in Wellington Hospital for months. Her entire life is confined to four walls as she is unable to walk and is hardly able to speak.
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2 months ago |
1news.co.nz | Zoe Madden-Smith
If a person spends more than 13 weeks in hospital, their benefit is automatically cut to $55 a week. Some patients and advocates say that's not enough to survive on and the automatic process further punishes people who are too unwell to fight it, Zoe Madden-Smith reports. Rhiannon Purves has been bedridden in Wellington Hospital for months. Her entire life is confined to four walls as she is unable to walk and is hardly able to speak.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
1news.co.nz | Zoe Madden-Smith
When Brodie Green was depressed, hunting was the one thing that got him out of bed. It was the thing that got him outside, it kept a roof over his head as a taxidermist and even kept him fed. But his fear that seeking help for his depression could mean losing his gun license kept him from getting professional help. "I never, ever wanted to put my firearms licence in jeopardy because someone thought that I was in a dark space and that I shouldn't have firearms.
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