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Tauranga Hospital closes autopsy room

Miscommunication played role in suicide - coroner

Tauranga forced to close autopsy room - DHB

School boozing leads to risky uni sex

Doctor aides raise worries over care, says institute

UK makes gains in fight against drugs and crime

Progress is being made in the war against drug addiction and its links with crime.

Families distraught as suspected arson razes childcare unit

Meads face spinal op

Popular breast cancer test 'unproven'

Health authorities are warning women against thermal imaging for breast cancer detection and one expert even says the industry should be shut down.

Procurement processes costing DHBs dearly - report

Tony Ryall says if the health sector was run more like a supermarket chain it could save millions when purchasing supplies and services.

Heart medicine price cut

Lab workers' suspension 'intimidation', union says

The suspension of 15 striking laboratory workers in the North Island this morning was an attempt to intimidate them, their union says.

Surgeons speak out over deep-seated problems

Surgeons at North Shore Hospital have their say about the unacceptable state of the facility.

Patient's painful wait for treatment

<i>Cartoon</i>: The week that was, part 2

When it doesn't pay to care