Latest from Ministry of Health

Dramatic fall in heart surgery waiting times

Gripes against Labtests continue

Medsafe halts Apotex medicine imports

Flesh-eating bug cases treble in NZ hospitals

The number of patients in New Zealand hospitals attacked by "flesh-eating" bugs has trebled since 1990.

Labtests staff not cleared to work

Five of the pathologists listed on Labtests' website are not fully registered to practise medicine in NZ.

<i>Thomas Neitzert</i>: Labtests swap a classic case of project mismanagement

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

'We expected hiccups but not to this extent'

Superbug fears under microscope

Stall last Labtests switch, say GPs

Minister looks at tests to fight swine flu

Radical smoking plans win support

Licensing tobacco retailers and turning cigarette packs into plain packages bearing only health warnings is among five new proposals to reduce smoking.

'Ninny state' versus 'nanny state' in war of words

Study exposes extra risk for heart patients

Many people with heart failure are getting ineffective treatment and face an increased risk of dying, a global study says. The NZ Ministry of Health agrees with the findings.

Smart-card proposal to combat NZ obesity

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis would receive subsidies to buy healthy foods under a new system proposed by a Govt commissioned study.