New ZealandNew vaccine launched to combat killer meningococcal B diseaseToddlers immunised during the last epidemic now need a new dose as adolescents.07 Nov 12:46 AM
New ZealandWarning over potentially deadly strain of meningococcal diseaseSix Kiwis have died from a new strand of meningococcal disease this year.06 Nov 02:05 AM
New ZealandSick, hurt get vouchers to exit ED: 'Paying people to go away'Last year the cost to Waitemata DHB was almost $100 a voucher.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandDoctor thought to have penned meningococcal letterHealth board suspects meningococcal claims penned by a senior doctor.31 Oct 04:40 AM
New ZealandZachary Gravatt 'can lie easy' following inquestCoroner praises father's approach at Zachary Gravatt's meningococcal inquest30 Oct 11:35 PM
RoyalsLow-key royal visit means 'today lives were saved'Over a cuppa, the Duke and Duchess push one of the last taboos into the global spotlight.29 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandEarly drugs would have boosted odds - expertExpert says earlier antibiotics would have boosted Zachary Gravatt's chances.29 Oct 04:30 AM
New Zealand'Pie and Coke for breakfast is the norm'Woman who shed 50kg warns of obesity-cancer links.28 Oct 09:07 PM
New ZealandFocus: Healthcare workers are burning outHealthcare workers, from doctors to nurses are burning out due to tough working conditions and environments.Watch26 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Crying in the toilet': Doctors under too much pressureWeary, stressed medics emptied of compassion for patients says an expert.26 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSwarbrick: no stigma in mental health issuesGreens mental health spokeswoman tells AUT audience her teen anxiety was 'quite normal'.08 Oct 01:49 AM
New ZealandDoctors' fees skyrocket after DHBs cut fundingSolo mum-of-three either pays $61 to get her child after hours care, or waits four hours.03 Oct 06:04 AM
New ZealandHeroic toddler gets surgery for misshapen headMaddie Blitvitch survived her second major surgery. That wasn't the end of her troubles.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi father begins radical treatment in USKiwi Karl Brunton has begun last-ditch, radical treatment for cancer in the United States.21 Sep 10:34 PM
New Zealand'I won, but I felt like a wounded soldier'Rachel Phelps is mum to two happy healthy kids and looking back on an eight-year fight.21 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWho's to blame for one of Auckland's most brutal murders?Killer Gabriel Yad-Elohim was released from hospital just days before a brutal murder.20 Sep 09:27 AM
New ZealandFlu pandemic 'matter of when, not if'NZ scientist Robert Webster may have saved the world from a killer flu.16 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionKathy Spencer: Elephant in hospital waiting roomCOMMENT: We should pay doctors to work entirely in the public health system.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSuicide numbers prove need for action - ministerNZ's record high suicide numbers prove need for action, says health minister David Clark.09 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandHeart op study stuns expertsBlood transfusions given to older heart surgery patients could do more harm than good.03 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleOlympic star: How to fight depressionKiwi Olympian Alexis Pritchard explains how she helps husband Cameron Todd.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland DHB apologises for deadly 'unfortunate experiment'The ADHB has acknowledged for the first time the experiment resulted in early death.26 Aug 06:17 AM
New ZealandSpring is in the air — so is hayfeverNew Zealand's pollen season was around 34 weeks long.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMS patient tells of stress of meeting Pharmac criteriaMS sufferer fears his livelihood will stop when he can't access MS drug anymore.13 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandMS sufferers missing out on life-enhancing drugsExpert claims Pharmac is basing its funding for MS drugs on its budget, not evidence.13 Aug 06:00 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Inquiry asks to see damning report into care of mental health patientRecommendations made over the poor care of a mental health patient sought by inquiry team.27 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMental health inquiry: Hope stirs amid the wreckageMental health inquiry hears public rage and frustration, but confident change will come.16 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldFocus: Samoa has seized all MMR vaccines after deaths of two toddlersSamoan health authorities have stopped all children's vaccinations in the island nation after the deaths of two toddlers.Watch10 Jul 07:58 AM
New ZealandDocuments reveal 'weak' financial position of DHBCounties Manukau DHB grappled with acute cash flow problem, it has been revealed.04 Jul 10:02 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Nurses not helping Labour's 'fair pay' planCOMMENT: Public sector strikes will not be helping business confidence.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionSneha Gray: Hospitals should give us all the care Jacinda gotCOMMENT: The PM's hospital care is not the experience of all new mums.26 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew mum breaks her leg due to maternity bed shortageShina Ali was injured at Middlemore Hospital hours after she gave birth there.22 Jun 11:47 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Computers predict your death dateCOMMENT: Computers can now predict your death date. Would you want to know?22 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrime Minister posts second picture of baby girlJacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford's baby girl has posed for her second ever public photo.22 Jun 03:27 AM