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<i>Editorial</i>: Dodgy science is bad medicine

Eighteen days to unravel a death

Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.

Accolade for inventor

Coroner's court probes dead youth's use of Prozac

Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.

Dedicated researcher into respiratory diseases

Early birds can get flu shots

Drug gaffe endangers blood-clot patients

A common blood-thinning drug is being recalled after a manufacturing blunder that could cause thousands of NZers to accidentally overdose.

Sicko mum faked son's terminal illness for freebies

A mother who pretended that her son was terminally ill for six years to get special treatment and benefits has been jailed.

Study finds vitamins boost mental health

Australia opens door to NZ doctors

Plans to make it easier for NZ doctors to work wherever they like in Australia are predicted to worsen this country's medical workforce crisis.

Many Kiwis go online to solve health woes

More Kiwis are using the internet for medical advice, but doctors say self-diagnosis often causes people to worry needlessly.

<i>New Year Honours:</i> IVF pioneers met prejudice in early days

DHB accused of 'reckless speed' in closing rest home

Biomedical executives from China visit NZ

Search for passengers over measles scare

Study exposes cancer risk in CT scanners' radiation

Ban on P ingredient at least a year away

A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.

Tarnished gold

Since winning the women's 800m at the World Championships in Berlin and creating a worldwide stir over her sexuality, Caster Semenya's life has changed irrevocably.