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Autism groups in feud over 'abuse of power'

Other products in spotlight as cold and flu tablets restricted

The Govt is looking at banning other everyday products that are ingredients for the drug P, having taken many cold and flu tablets off shop shelves.

Medics fly in, more set to go

No cough, cold medicine for kids - Medsafe

More NZ medical staff head to Samoa

Teen's death after jab probed

<i>Editorial</i>: A righteous war on evil weed

Rheumatic fever: NZ's third world illness

Swine flu down but still a risk

Labtests on notice to fulfil contract

Labtests has been told it is not meeting the requirements of its $190,000-a-day contract and needs to "lift its act" quickly.

Labtests warned: Improve, or else

New team at top for Labtests

New managers and doctors have moved into top roles at Labtests in a bid to control the failures that have plagued its first five weeks.

Labtests' CEO steps aside

The chief executive officer of Auckland's troubled new laboratory company, Labtests, has stepped aside from the job.

Labtests - DHBs step in

Six senior health officials will intervene at Labtests today on the instructions of Auckland's DHB heads, who have demanded the service fix its problems.

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Medlab's behaviour borders on the pathological

Labtests' latest balls up - woman gets wrong results

A woman's Labtests results diagnose her as having prostate problems - a gland only in men.

New cancer guidelines for GPs

Labtests' patients at risk, says health watchdog

Auckland's controversial new community laboratory service poses "a real risk" to public safety, NZ's top health watchdog says.