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The HIV 'cure' that snips out virus

A cure for HIV and Aids could be just a few years away.

Cartoon: NZ overtakes Oz's melanoma rate

Editorial: Time to shed our thick skin on melanoma

Simple rules and advice might help young New Zealanders avoid the fate which awaits too many older Kiwis.

Staffer withdraws fearing Zika Outbreak

A member of New Zealand's Olympic team has pulled out of Rio 2016 fearing the Zika outbreak.

Scarlet fever cases reach highest level since 1960s

Scarlet fever is at its most prevalent for almost 50 years, official figures show.

New inhaler design, help suffering Kiwis

The design of the Ellipta inhaler allows asthma or (COPD) patients to take one correct dosage every day, rather than take several every day.

Blame 'chemical in water, not Zika'

A report by Argentinian doctors claimed a larvicide used in drinking water was responsible for a rise in cases of microcephaly,not Zika virus.

Sam Judd: How to stop the Zika virus? Don't litter

Perhaps we should arm parking wardens with the power to impose fines for littering? It would make the city nicer to be in and reduce the contamination, writes Sam Judd.

Travel insurance sales soar on Zika fears

Travel insurance sales for trips to Latin America have surged, a top provider says.

The drugs of choice

In New Zealand we have a love/hate relationship with Pharmac, the agency that decides which drugs our Government will pay for.

Cancer may have got to newborn

It has been heartbreak after heartbreak for the Elsmore family.

Rich-lister turns to unfunded Keytruda

Sir Douglas Myers is spending tens of thousands of dollars every month on chemotherapy drugs, including the new wonder drug Keytruda.

Inquiry into rest home virus deaths

The deaths of two Whangarei rest home residents after an outbreak of respiratory virus at a Waipu care home is being investigated by health officials.

Kind gestures stun family

Richmond Villeran put his stomach pains down to his workouts at the gym. But after a week, and with his stomach growing, he knew something was wrong.

Behind disease that destroyed Robin

Lewy body dementia, the illness blamed for Robin Williams's early death, is often misdiagnosed - with tragic results, says Anna Magee.

NZ bike marathon helps cancer battle

Inspired by two friends' battles with cancer, an Auckland woman has decided to conquer the country - by bike.

'Be gallant, be great, be gracious'

One week before senior prizegiving, 18-year-old Jake Bailey was told he might not live to see the day.

Climbs bring change 4000 steps closer

Jordon Milroy refuses to let cerebral palsy define him.