LifestyleFaecal transplantation: helpful but oddIt must be one of the weirdest health care procedures on offer and it just keeps getting weirder. Its clinical name: faecal transplantation.15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Maybe science is rightKerre McIvor writes: This week, an Aussie medical council made public a report concluding homeopathy is not effective for treating any medical condition. In effect, it's bunkum.14 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandBarrier's 'makeshift surgeon' selling upJim Cleland has performed makeshift surgery on his Great Barrier Island dining room table, but now it's time to sell the $2m holiday home.13 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestylePainkiller patches can be deadly to kids, experts warnPain-killing skin patches, prescribed for chronic pain and cancer care, can be deadly to children, health experts warn.07 Mar 01:23 AM
New ZealandDoctor criticised for repeat antidepressant prescriptionA doctor has been criticised for issuing a repeat prescription for antidepressants without a second face-to-face consultation with the patient, a young man who later took his own life.10 Feb 12:28 AM
LifestyleAnti-flu drug useful, study findsControversial anti-flu drug Tamiflu has been found to be useful, in the latest scientific study, at reducing the impact of influenza and keeping people out of hospital.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew Year's Honours: Knighthood for cancer researchAsk Sir Murray Brennan about an esteemed medical career that has now been honoured with a knighthood and luck is a recurring theme.31 Dec 02:02 AM
LifestyleNZ lags behind Aust in cancer survivalKiwis with cancer die from the disease sooner than Australian cancer patients, research shows, with some of the larger survival gaps in lung, liver and ovarian cancer.18 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessAre we prolonging life or prolonging death?Patients too often suffer in vain attempts to prolong life, because of the mandate to "do everything" for patients.15 Dec 01:32 AM
LifestyleIf physical illness was treated like mental illnessIf we treated people with diabetes the way we treat those with depression, there would be an outcry, says the new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.14 Dec 08:05 PM
New ZealandLabour MP drops euthanasia billA bill which would legalise voluntary euthanasia has been dropped by Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway at the request of his leader Andrew Little.14 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandGrace's words buoy incubator pioneerA 10-year-old schoolgirl has caught the attention of Kiwi inventor Sir Ray Avery with a touching letter asking about his tough childhood.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi leads ground-breaking opIt took months of planning, a nine-hour surgery and a team of 35 clinicians. But by the end, they had completed a ground-breaking double arm transplant on a quadruple amputee.06 Dec 12:49 AM
BusinessCost to develop a new drug more than doublesIt costs drugmakers US$2.56 billion to bring a new medicine to market - more than double the price of 11 years ago.20 Nov 02:15 AM
WorldEbola-infected doctor may leave Sierra Leone for treatment in USA doctor from Sierra Leone with United States residency infected with Ebola may travel to the US to be treated for the deadly virus, medical officials say.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNot welcome at controversial seminarA man who tried to attend a $646 seminar held by a church offering a controversial cure for Ebola says he was turned away for offering a smaller donation.06 Nov 10:17 PM
WorldCrack Ebola team in race to find cureScientists from one of the world's leading institutes of tropical medicine, which first discovered the Ebola virus in the 1970s, flew out to Guinea yesterday to begin ground-breaking research into a possible cure.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWarning over 'miracle' cureA controversial healing group that claims to have a cure for Ebola is coming to NZ this weekend to promote a bleach-based solution that could be potentially fatal.04 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldGotcha! Film doses tabloid editors with own medicineSenior British tabloid editors are shown naked, embarrassed and scuttling for cover in a new documentary targeting them with the kind of treatment usually dished out by their own newspapers.31 Oct 11:38 PM
New ZealandDope trial offers hope for sick girlFor the first time in seven years, Jessika Guest feels like she is getting to know her daughter Jade.31 Oct 09:00 PM
OpinionDr Joshua Freeman: Trade deal needs urgent check upNew drugs and medical procedures undergo careful scrutiny before being foisted on the public. Nobody wants another Thalidomide disaster.30 Oct 08:30 PM
New ZealandMS funding promises normalityThousands of New Zealand multiple sclerosis sufferers will gain a greater sense of normality with the funding of two revolutionary drug treatments from tomorrow.30 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDrink-driver given anti-booze drugA repeat drink driver has travelled overseas to have an anti-booze drug implanted in his arm - and this week his lawyer will argue the radical move should keep him out of jail.18 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldFailures sped up Ebola spreadThe World Health Organisation bungled efforts to halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa, an internal report revealed Friday.18 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldSupport for NSW medical marijuana trialQueensland Premier Campbell Newman has offered support for clinical trials of medicinal marijuana being considered in New South Wales.14 Oct 01:21 AM
WorldDrunk doctor charged after deathA British woman died in France after her doctor was reported to have been drunk and to have botched her care during childbirth.13 Oct 11:23 PM
New ZealandOverdose contributed to hospice patient's death - coronerA Christchurch hospice has been told to review its practices after a coroner found a patient in its care was administered the wrong dosage of a pain relief drug and died four hours later.30 Sep 02:55 AM
New ZealandParacetamol risk for mums-to-beTaking paracetamol while pregnant increases the risk of behavioural problems in school-age children, according to new NZ research.25 Sep 06:10 PM
BusinessStartup driving cystic fibrosis drug to marketAndrea Miller is used to facing tough situations. As a senior army officer for 22 years, she's faced all sorts of challenges, including a UN peacekeeping tour to East Timor.24 Sep 05:00 PM
