Viagra could be given to women in childbirth to reduce complications and save babies' lives.

Notorious pharmaceuticals businessman Martin Shkreli has offered Kanye West $10 million to buy his album -- but there's a catch -- he doesn't want it released publicly.

Australia's federal government has introduced draft laws allowing the cultivation and supply of marijuana for medicinal or scientific purposes.

Martin Shkreli is being sued by an artist who says his work was used on the Wu-Tang Clan album Shkreli paid $2 million for.

'Pharma-bro' Martin Shkreli has started a Twitter feud with Wu-Tang Clan.

The former chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals cannot stay out of the spotlight.

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc. has filed for bankruptcy after the arrest of former CEO Martin Shkreli knocked the biotechnology company's brief revival off course.

Martin Shkreli terminated from drug company after being arrested on fraud charges.

The world's 'most hated CEO' who hiked the price of an essential drug by 5,000 per cent has likened himself to Robin Hood, John D Rockefeller, and the robber barons.

Two petitions are circulating for the funding of the new immunotherapy drug against melanoma, Keytruda.

Kiwis are waiting for more than 35 cost-effective medicines recommended by a Pharmac advisory committee, a lobby group for the pharmaceutical industry says.

Pharmac is possibly the most publicly respected body in this country.

This NZX-listed healthcare distributor has gone through a meteoric phase of growth, completing roughly 20 acquisitions over the past 10 years.

Pacific Edge widened its first-half loss, spending more on the roll-out of products across America.

The price for one year of perfect health for a NZ patient turned out to be $35,714 in Pharmac's funding of new medicines in the last financial year.

Researchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.

Two medical researchers are calling for tighter controls on paracetamol sales after their hospital audit found it is the drug of choice for self-harm, especially among teenage girls.

It was absolutely astounding to see kids were able to play more sports and had less wheezing and coughing.

FRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?

The TPP could be improved after a few years, Trade Minister Tim Groser has said, acknowledging NZ lost against powerful forces that limited dairy sector rewards.

New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.

What deals have other countries by signing up to the TPP deal?

OPINION: Trade Minister conceded a few nasty points but his brinksmanship in TPP negotiations allows him to stare down critics, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Why everyone is lining up to take a shot at Martin Shkreli.

Turing Pharmaceuticals boss causes global outrage after purchasing the rights to AIDS drug and pushing up the price simply to make a profit.

New Zealand scientist Jilly Evans will have you believe it was luck that made her one of the world's leading researchers in the development of therapies for cancer and arthritis.

"Making normal sexuality into a medical problem is an easy PR task with enduring serious consequences for the health of NZ women."

Adherium wants to raise as much as A$35 million from Australian and Kiwi investors to help fund the commercial roll-out of its product and continue research and development.

Should we be dismayed or relieved at the disarray the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations are in? Sorry, but on the information to hand it is impossible to say.