Nurses say a "safe environment for both patients and nurses" at the top of their agenda.

With a prescription and the right contacts, Baden Ngan Kee bought himself an extra year.

Can you guess which body parts you could lose and still live a relatively normal life?

The flu vaccine has arrived in New Zealand - but will it work?

Study may be a breakthrough for women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Cutting edge tech promises orthotics users a chance to walk pain free - but at a cost.

They're belittled, humiliated and pushed to their limits. Mava Enoka reports.

Nicole Kildare says short-staffing at Tauranga Hospital over Christmas nearly killed her.

EDs seeing new wave of ultra-potent synthetic drugs are being invited to join new effort.

The drug shows promise for babies whose growth is stunted due to issues with the placenta.

Woman died after infected bedsore were not properly treated in rest home.

Study finds good progress is being made but more can be done to reduce salt and sugar.

Maori, Pacific Island babies with a rare heart defect are less likely to survive.

Robots have again proved faithful companions to patients managing their health at home.

Emma Penney has been left with PTSD and depression after her appendectomy went wrong.

IBD sufferers want businesses required by law to let them use the bathroom.

Language and cultural barriers see Fijian women getting less access to health services.

Snoring is the bane of many lives. A start-up company has got to grips with it.

Fertility Center's storage tank in Cleveland malfunctioned, thawing the embryos and eggs.

A brain tumour stopped him paying life insurance, his wife says - then it killed him.

The research suggests ibuprofens "may be" involved in adult male reproductive problems.

DHBs in Auckland have seen a spike in emergency C-sections but it's not clear why.

Perfect storm is almost here for our overloaded hospitals.

Women who use their own tissue in breast reconstruction have fewer post-op complications.

There's nothing wrong with being a little weird, scientists say.

The injectable acid "burst[s] fat cells like little balloons".

Top student's advice: stop procrastinating, understand things and get to bed early!

127 NZ doctors must resit the career-defining exam, with no word on who will pay.

In New Zealand, 3 babies out of 1000 die in the first month. In Kiribati it's 23.

Abortion committee urges politicians to update "archaic" law.