New ZealandBudget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's goneHere are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.19 May 02:00 AM
CrimeWitness claims children were unwashed, unloved and unsupervisedChildren had to wait in locked car until passed-out mother woke up, court told.17 May 03:11 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health servicesKiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.13 May 06:40 PM
New ZealandCancer drug debate: Give Pharmac more funds, Greens sayCancer drugs, mental health support system in spotlight ahead of Budget.12 May 05:23 AM
New Zealand'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.06 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'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...'05 May 11:27 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'I don't want to live my life in pain': Why Aleisha had a hysterectomy at age 22"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBeloved teacher farewelled after losing cancer battleRodney Gordon taught at Auckland Grammar for three decades.22 Apr 01:51 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The number of Kiwis who have had assisted deaths since euthanasia legalisedEuthanasia has been legal in New Zealand since November.14 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandFears those on some ADHD meds could be caught out by 'discriminatory' new lawThe Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill comes into effect next year.13 Apr 05:46 AM
New ZealandMedsafe warning after quack Covid 'cure' puts person in ICUDrinking Miracle Mineral Solution is dangerous and it doesn't cure Covid, Medsafe says.11 Apr 02:32 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAshley Bloomfield's rise to the top - the inside storyAshley Bloomfield's medical speciality was 'not the sexiest' - then came Covid-19.06 Apr 08:00 PM
New Zealand'Frightening': Women sexually abused as children tipped into menopause 11 years younger"It's frightening to be honest, especially considering fertility and long-term problems."27 Mar 11:48 PM
New ZealandBreaking point at hospitals: 'Patients waiting in corridors for 24hrs'Omicron had been 'the straw that has broken the camel's back', top doctor says.17 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherDr Jin Russell: 'We can alleviate suffering by caring, being present and living generously'The developmental paediatrician talks to Elisabeth Easther.14 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionComment: Shh... medicinal cannabis is making a differenceOPINION: Medicines Act prohibits advertising medicinal cannabis, or even talking about it.09 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandOmicron creating 'significant' shortages in medical staffDepartments were missing senior nurses, who are critical to triage and resuscitation.03 Mar 09:47 PM
New ZealandWhy NZ needs to go harder to stop drug-resistant bugsOveruse of anti-microbial drugs will make standard operations riskier, report warns.02 Mar 11:15 PM
New ZealandSouth Auckland GPs call for new anti-viral drugsAlmost 50 per cent of all current Covid-19 cases in NZ are in Counties Manukau district.19 Feb 05:58 PM
New ZealandPossible link between paracetamol in pregnancy and childhood depressionObesity, smoking, and stress are also factors.14 Feb 05:01 AM
New ZealandOne in 10 seriously sick with Covid experience long-term symptomsPhysios calling on the Government to put more resource into caring for people suffering.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew cancer research programme uses genomic profiling that can give patients a second chanceCancer patients who have exhausted other treatment options can get another chance.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ needs this migrant 'brain gain' - Why isn't system employing?ASMS has estimated almost 3,000 more GPs and 12,000 more nurses needed in NZ.03 Feb 07:10 PM
TravelMore business travel, more body fat, says new studyA recent dive in business travel may be good for workers' waistlines.27 Jan 07:34 PM
PremiumPremiumManufacturingEssential medications rationed due to supply shortagesEssential medications rationed, supplies short, pharmacists cancel maternity leave.26 Jan 04:28 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTuberculosis vaccine effective at preventing serious Covid-19 illness, early finding showsThe findings can be incorporated into the design of future Covid vaccines and therapies.25 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandParents taking Government to court to stop vaccine rollout for kidsGroup says the approval of Pfizer's vaccine for kids was flawed and illegal.17 Jan 06:13 PM
World'Either die, or this transplant': Surgeons transplant pig heart into humanDoctors performed the experimental surgery in a last-ditch effort to save patient's life.10 Jan 09:49 PM
New ZealandLisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe among new dames and knightsMore than 180 New Zealanders recognised in New Year honours.30 Dec 04:00 PM
World'Surge may be inevitable': Asia keeps Omicron managed as cases explodeMuch of Asia has largely managed to keep Omicron at bay even as the variant rages.29 Dec 07:49 PM
New ZealandMedsafe: 'Dangerous' mercury, lead levels found in beauty creamsThe warning comes after a case of possible mercury poisoning.22 Dec 03:26 AM
New ZealandHealth practitioner fined $30,000 after accessing records for personal reasonsThe decision said accessing patient notes became an anxiety-driven compulsion.21 Dec 07:10 AM
New Zealand'I had to sit a test': Kiwi doctors speak up on language policyA US doctor asked to take an English test had called out bureaucratic 'nonsense'.14 Dec 04:03 AM
New ZealandUS doctor asked to take English test to practise in NZ"I do think it would be very different if my name wasn't Ramandeep Kahlon."12 Dec 06:25 AM
