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Schools cool on SunSmart scheme

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.

Boy shot by Hawkes Bay gunman leaves hospital

Drinking water fund to be reviewed

Clowns help patients see the funny side of life

Man airlifted after machete injury

Inadequate care blamed for man's death

There are claims a mentally ill man who died of a bacterial infection did not receive adequate support from his carers.

Man with knife in hospital 'stroppy'

There are reports a man is wandering around the burns unit at Middlemore Hospital with a knife.

GPs, boards see room for Labtests to improve

Fatal delays - St John probes 111 answers

St John is investigating whether slow response times contributed to the deaths of three patients.

Cost to quit smoking slashed

Patients make do with sub-par service as lab spat continues

Health chiefs plan reduced swine flu alert as cases drop

Losing lab hires film crew to spy on rival

Diagnostic Medlab has hired a film crew to interview patients emerging from the rooms of its rival, Labtests.

NZ swine flu toll reaches 16