Business'Pharma bro' offers Kayne West $10m for new albumNotorious 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.12 Feb 12:54 AM
BusinessCould Australia become global cannabis leader?Australia's federal government has introduced draft laws allowing the cultivation and supply of marijuana for medicinal or scientific purposes.11 Feb 07:37 PM
BusinessWu-Tang artist sues ShkreliMartin Shkreli is being sued by an artist who says his work was used on the Wu-Tang Clan album Shkreli paid $2 million for.09 Feb 08:00 PM
BusinessNew hearing for Wu-Tang feuding 'Pharma bro''Pharma-bro' Martin Shkreli has started a Twitter feud with Wu-Tang Clan.25 Jan 09:35 PM
Business'Pharma bro' Shkreli responds to a subpoena with sarcastic tweetsThe former chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals cannot stay out of the spotlight.22 Jan 12:00 AM
Business'Most hated' CEO's former firm bankruptKaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc. has filed for bankruptcy after the arrest of former CEO Martin Shkreli knocked the biotechnology company's brief revival off course.30 Dec 09:57 PM
Business'World's most hated CEO' gets the sackMartin Shkreli terminated from drug company after being arrested on fraud charges.21 Dec 05:48 PM
Business'I am like Rockefeller. I am a robber baron'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.19 Dec 09:02 PM
Business'Most hated' drug company boss arrestedA reviled US pharmaceutical boss who caused a storm in September by jacking up the price of a life-saving drug by 5000 per cent has been arrested on fraud charges.18 Dec 10:04 PM
New ZealandThe drugs of choiceIn New Zealand we have a love/hate relationship with Pharmac, the agency that decides which drugs our Government will pay for.11 Dec 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Govt ought to keep clear on medicinesTwo petitions are circulating for the funding of the new immunotherapy drug against melanoma, Keytruda.11 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMore than 35 medicines yet to be fundedKiwis are waiting for more than 35 cost-effective medicines recommended by a Pharmac advisory committee, a lobby group for the pharmaceutical industry says.09 Dec 04:13 AM
EditorialEditorial: We must put our trust in PharmacPharmac is possibly the most publicly respected body in this country.04 Dec 04:00 PM
Business ReportsDeloitte Top 200: Company of the Year - EbosThis NZX-listed healthcare distributor has gone through a meteoric phase of growth, completing roughly 20 acquisitions over the past 10 years.26 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDSharesPacific Edge first-half loss widensPacific Edge widened its first-half loss, spending more on the roll-out of products across America.25 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandPharmac's focus: getting best valueThe 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.12 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleDrug offers hope for spinal patientsResearchers have developed a protein-based drug that offers a potential breakthrough treatment for those with severe brain and spinal cord injuries.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPush to curb Paracetamol salesTwo 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.29 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessTwelve Questions: Amy ChanIt was absolutely astounding to see kids were able to play more sports and had less wheezing and coughing.21 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: TPP needs own investmentTim Groser has a sales job in front of him after the Trans-Pacific Partnership kept the doors open wide to foreign investment in Auckland's red hot housing market.09 Oct 03:30 PM
EditorialEditorial: Kiwis deserve quick end to TPP secrecyMost people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.08 Oct 06:56 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: TPP stepping stone to giant Asia-Pacific dealFRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?06 Oct 06:30 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Groser hopes years add shine after limited TPP gains for dairyThe 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.06 Oct 10:03 AM
AgribusinessBiggest deal in a generationNew Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.05 Oct 08:40 PM
BusinessCars, drugs, top trade list for Pacific nationsWhat deals have other countries by signing up to the TPP deal?05 Oct 06:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: TPP deal - Tim Groser puts foie gras on dead ratsOPINION: Trade Minister conceded a few nasty points but his brinksmanship in TPP negotiations allows him to stare down critics, writes Fran O'Sullivan.05 Oct 05:06 PM
BusinessThe most hated man on the internetWhy everyone is lining up to take a shot at Martin Shkreli.22 Sep 08:30 PM
BusinessPrice of AIDS drug jacked up 5500%Turing Pharmaceuticals boss causes global outrage after purchasing the rights to AIDS drug and pushing up the price simply to make a profit.22 Sep 12:23 AM
BusinessMaking her own luck, time after timeNew 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.04 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleCould female Viagra get the go ahead in NZ?"Making normal sexuality into a medical problem is an easy PR task with enduring serious consequences for the health of NZ women."20 Aug 01:35 AM
BDBDBusinessNZ firm aims for A$35m IPOAdherium 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.05 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Hard to assess risks in secret trade talksShould 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.02 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandID slip-up helped nurse steal sleep drugA nurse who stole 5000 vials from a restricted medicine room was able to keep taking the drug because the hospital did not confiscate her ID swipe card.24 Jul 05:00 PM
