New ZealandMore jabs in store for Kiwi babiesKiwi babies look likely to get free vaccinations against chickenpox and rotavirus later this year - up to six years after Australia.14 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFears about new beetlesThe planned release of vast numbers of imported dung beetles could spread nasty gut diseases, Auckland's top public health doctor has warned.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandStink over dung beetles in NZAt a secret location just north of Auckland, an experiment has started which might alter the face of New Zealand's $12 billion dairy industry.08 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Little baby Laurel could yet save anotherChildren tug at a nation's heartstrings when they are ill. When one of them has a heart that is failing the tug is all the stronger.09 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew norovirus strain linked to NZ deathA new, highly infectious strain of the norovirus stomach bug that has hit New Zealand has been linked to a death in Northland.25 Jan 05:01 AM
New ZealandNew strain behind norovirus illnessesA new and deadly strain was behind most of the norovirus illnesses that affected dozens of people throughout New Zealand late last year.22 Jan 10:14 PM
New ZealandKiwis warned about deadly norovirusKiwis are being urged to take health precautions to prevent infection from a deadly strain of norovirus, which has already reached New Zealand.15 Jan 08:25 PM
New ZealandNZ braces for deadly fluMedical experts in New Zealand are bracing themselves for the arrival of a deadly flu that is sweeping the US which has already killed 20 children.15 Jan 04:22 AM
New ZealandSurprise for overweight in death studyOverweight people have surprisingly beaten out your normal Joe Average on the mortality scale, a statistical survey of medical studies has shown.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi dies before trip for stem cell testsA woman with a very rare debilitating disease was planning a trip to the United States for tests with stem cells before her death.27 Dec 08:55 PM
WorldTaleban kill six in polio programmeHealth experts have condemned a "devastating" assault by the Pakistan Taleban in which five female polio vaccinators were shot dead in co-ordinated attacks across two cities.19 Dec 03:30 PM
New ZealandStudy: Swine flu pandemic cost $31mThe 2009 swine flu pandemic cost New Zealand hospitals about $31 million, a new university study shows.08 Nov 07:25 PM
LifestyleGluten drug could allow normal dietA new vaccine that could be the world's first cure for coeliac disease is being tested in New Zealand.09 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandParkinson's trial approvedNew Zealand scientists have been approved to test a treatment for "the saddest of diseases" which involves injecting cells from a pig's brain into a patient.04 Oct 04:30 PM
