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'Deliberate deceit': Fake Sydney nurse convicted and fined

Belinda Elwell administered vaccines, took blood samples and measured heart health.

In Her Head: Our health system was built for men

Bioengineering Researcher, Kelly Burrowes on how our health system ignores and neglects female patients. Video / NZ Herald

In Her Head: Woman's life-threatening endometriosis delays

Paris' life-threatening endometriosis diagnosis and surgery delays, with wait times up to three years. Video / NZ Herald

Why the budget should treat public health like transport

COMMENT: NZ needs to invest in public health as much as public transport.

I lost my baby. Then anti-vaxxers made my pain go viral

New York Times: The comments called me a "murderer" or "dumbest mother ever".

Why the school holidays stunt your child's growth

Do you notice your child's growth more during school terms and less in summer? Here's why.

The Oxford dean, the hair-stroking claim, and the bitter 4-year power struggle

Times: "I really had a pretty serious breakdown," says the Very Reverend Martyn Percy.

'Where's my cheese and cream?': Vegetarians stew as veganism takes over

The once trusty meat-free option on menus is being replaced by a vegan one.

Ask the experts: Pain during sex - why won't my partner talk about it?

Nic and Verity answer your sex and relationship questions.

Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years

On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.

Seeing the light: Why 'near-death experiences' will be studied more seriously

Millions of people around the world have inhabited a "grey zone" between living and dying.

'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health

"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."

Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer

'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'

Why brisk walking may be the secret to a long life

We all know the benefits of walking - but here's why it's time to pick up the pace.

'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment

'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.

'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it

'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'