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Price of medicine cheaper overseas

Thousands of Kiwis are ordering medicine online to save money, but experts warn doing so could be dangerous.

15 babies poisoned by hospital drips

One baby has died and 14 others are fighting for their lives after being poisoned in NHS neonatal care units in the UK.

Cough, cough, click: online medical files

Personal medical records - including prescription history, laboratory results and personal details - will soon be made available online to patients and their health care professionals.

Curb antibiotic use

Antibiotic use needs to be curbed if there is to be a slowdown in the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria, new research says.

Warning about medicine orders online

Nearly 250 packages of medications that were investigated when they crossed the country's borders, have prompted Medsafe to warn about the dangers of ordering medicine online.

Gout no worse for the obese - study

Obesity might be a risk factor for gout, but new research has suggested that being overweight doesn't make the condition any worse.

Woman's death during drug trial questioned

Death gift doc avoids sanctions

A doctor who accepted $150,000 from an eccentric dying patient has escaped sanctions by moving to Australia.

Cholesterol drug risk 'minimal'

International research shows a commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug can cause the risk of serious muscle damage, but University of Otago researchers say the risk is minimal.

Patients could benefit from cheaper prescriptions

Laser first for Kiwi surgery

Prostate operations become safer and painless with more accurate, powerful device.

Questions remain over psychiatrist

A doctor who quit the United States amid controversy over an alleged affair with a patient had already been working in Hamilton for a month.

MPs condemn secrecy over drug trials

Killer's psychiatrist works in Hamilton

A doctor who gave up his medical licence in the United States while under scrutiny for alleged professional misconduct is now working in Hamilton.

Medical workforce becoming increasingly feminised

The medical workforce is becoming increasingly feminised, the Medical Council 2012 doctor workforce released yesterday shows.

Superbugs will make ops deadly - experts

Drug-resistant "superbugs" represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts warn.

Editorial: Suddenly a surplus of doctors

Workforce predictions are haphazard at the best of time but doctors take the cake.

UK docs taking Kiwis' posts

Nearly 100 graduates have missed out on jobs in Auckland hospitals because of a recruitment drive by northern health boards to attract foreign doctors.