New ZealandRecession hitting children's healthChildren are bearing the brunt of the economic recession, with around 2000 more kids admitted to hospital last year compared to 2007, according to a report compiled by the Children's Social Health Monitor.12 Dec 11:20 PM
New ZealandPharmacists get access to health details of 1.1mThe medical records of hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders are in the hands of community pharmacists.06 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAlways check sore throat, mum warnsAfter two of her children developed rheumatic fever, Te Aroha Teriaki is warning parents to always err on the side of caution.03 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldBattery eats boy's throat awayA Queendland boy came close to dying after swallowing a small battery.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandNip-tuck saves $70,000The number of Kiwis travelling to Southeast Asia for cosmetic surgery has soared in the past year.27 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleTouched by a stranger's kindnessThe other night at Starship Hospital a total stranger didn't quite give me the shirt off his back - but it was close.25 Nov 11:15 PM
New ZealandLevy in charge of two DHBsSome central Auckland patients could be treated at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals under a spirit of collaboration, the man now responsible for nearly one million Aucklanders' health has indicated.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiller superbug in NZUp to four patients in NZ have contracted a killer strain of a superbug which inhabits other bacteria.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandInjured schoolgirl's parents reassure distraught driverThe family of a schoolgirl fighting for her life after falling under a truck has told the distraught driver not to 'beat himself up'.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHospital errors causing serious harm climbReports of public hospital errors that caused or could have caused major harm to patients has increased.17 Nov 01:04 AM
New ZealandSurfing horror: Man's face impaledHis face smashed apart, an injured surfer struggled to shore ... and into hours of high-tech surgery.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchoolboy heroes 'simply doing their duty'Three teenage boys have been praised as heroes for their actions after a serious collision.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand'I heard the kids screaming'A young man is dead after his car crossed the centre line and was partially crushed under a school bus carrying 21 teenagers.11 Nov 04:30 PM
