New ZealandMurder charges in Ratima deathTwo men have been charged with the murder of South Aucklander Clayton Ratima. The men, aged 31 and 32, will appear in the Manukau 10 Nov 07:55 PM
New ZealandPatient dies after nosebleedDistrict health boards report bad stuff that happens to patients10 Nov 07:05 AM
New ZealandUrology patient concerned by constant travelA Whanganui cancer patient has had to make five return trips to Palmerston North in a month for treatment that he said was previously 06 Nov 08:44 PM
LifestyleFrom jock itch to a 'death sentence'Steven Schroeder is typical of most men - he put off getting a medical issue checked. But he hopes his tale will help others.27 Oct 03:15 AM
New ZealandMissing for 6 weeks: Patient found deadTwo investigations are under way into the suspected suicide of a mental health patient who had fled a psychiatric hospital and was missing for weeks.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandStriking doctors out in the communityThey're exhausted, but striking Whangarei resident doctors found time to do some good in their community during their brief time off 18 Oct 08:00 PM
New ZealandDHBs cope without junior doctorsThe number of patients being treated at hospitals across the country dropped to about 85 per cent today as the 20 DHBs cope without 18 Oct 05:10 AM
New ZealandRow over proposed new medical schoolThe University of Auckland has hit out at plans by Waikato University for a new medical school, calling it "ill conceived" and costly.18 Oct 03:01 AM
New ZealandHospitals thinning patient numbers before strikeThousands have non-urgent surgery or appointments delayed17 Oct 05:30 AM
New ZealandSlimmed-down anaesthesia may be betterBenefits include faster recovery and fewer side effects.13 Oct 04:25 AM
New ZealandAppointments changed before doctors' strikeAppointments are being postponed and rescheduled ahead of a nationwide junior doctors strike starting next week.13 Oct 02:04 AM
New ZealandFalsified prescriptions for own drug useA doctor used the names of six people to get prescription drugs for herself.10 Oct 05:51 AM
CartoonsCartoon: Rosters put doctors in hospitalDemanding hospital rosters are having an adverse effect on junior doctors around the country.05 Oct 04:00 PM
EditorialSettle doctors' rosters once and for allHow many times over the years have we seen the junior doctors' union complain about the unconscionable hours they work in public hospitals?05 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSpecialists to help in hospital strikeDHBs planning for life-preserving services during resident doctor strike04 Oct 07:24 AM
New ZealandResident doctors to strikeUnion says resident doctors' working hours are unsafe.03 Oct 03:19 AM
New ZealandHealth cuts cause long-term concernGabrielle Stuart looked at what five years of belt-tightening for the CDHB could look like for the community.02 Oct 09:36 PM
New ZealandMeningococcal cases 'probably linked'Hundreds of people in Auckland and Otago are being given preventive antibiotics15 Sep 03:50 AM
WorldMum forced kids to have unnecessary surgeryA mother who forced her children to undergo unnecessary surgery in order to orchestrate England's biggest ever benefit fraud, has been jailed.15 Aug 08:37 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions with Dr David GallerIn his new book Things That Matter, Middlemore Hospital intensive care specialist Dr David Galler discusses stories of life and death including his mother.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby boy burned by coffeeA 1-year-old baby boy was this morning burned after pouring a cup of hot coffee over himself. The incident happened at Gulf Harbour28 Jul 09:58 PM
New ZealandInjured toddler taken to hospitalA 20-month-old boy was taken to hospital suffering moderate injuries in Auckland this afternoon.28 Jul 03:09 AM
New ZealandMaternity mayhem brings call for limitsBehaviour by supporters of women in labour have prompted calls at one hospital delivery suite to limit the number of family members attending a birth.20 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand90 minute delay for ambulance in WestportA Westport family had to take their elderly relative to Buller Hospital on Tuesday night because a St John ambulance couldn't come for 90 minutes.15 Jul 05:30 PM
SportRugby player battling rare form of cancerUto Enosi Tuipulotu came to Akaroa to support his family back in Tonga, but now is in Christchurch Hospital battling a rare form of cancer.06 Jul 08:00 PM
SportWatch NZ Herald Focus: 180 die in flooding in China More than 180 people have died in flooding along the Yangtze River in China after torrential rain. Eleven million dollars is going being pumped into Dunedin Hospital, for a new critical care unit. Watch04 Jul 06:28 PM
New ZealandMan in serious condition after electrical accidentA man in his 60s who was injured in an electrical accident at a Christchurch fertiliser plant remains in intensive care at Middlemore Hospital.20 Jun 08:17 PM
New ZealandFire crews battle blaze at Ascot in AucklandSeven fire crews are battling a fire at a women's clinic in Auckland.17 Jun 03:59 AM
New ZealandCinderella visit for brave little princessFive-year-old Saoirse Gaffney went to the doctor with a sore tummy last month, only to be told she had an extremely rare cancer.08 Jun 05:36 AM
New ZealandPatient transfers skyrocket on West CoastThe number of West Coast orthopaedic patients transferred to Christchurch has skyrocketed despite assurances "less than a dozen" would occur each year.03 Jun 05:30 PM
New Zealand'We're not free for everyone'Waitakere Hospital has hit back at an urban Maori authority which urged sick people to avoid expensive after-hours clinics by going straight to the free ED.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandGovt puts $9.7m into Greymouth HospitalThe Government today top-up after subcontractor prices came back higher than expected.27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandHope for spinal patientsMiddlemore Hospital has been designated a National Spinal Cord Impairment Centre, and has bought a new O-Arm and Navigation machine.09 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandDr argues for booze 'lock-out' laws"Terrible" alcohol-fuelled violence that requires police dogs and Tasers to deal with is an example of why stricter booze controls are needed.07 Mar 12:15 AM
