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Editorial: Little baby Laurel could yet save another
Children tug at a nation's heartstrings when they are ill. When one of them has a heart that is failing the tug is all the stronger.
New norovirus strain linked to NZ death
A new, highly infectious strain of the norovirus stomach bug that has hit New Zealand has been linked to a death in Northland.
New strain behind norovirus illnesses
A new and deadly strain was behind most of the norovirus illnesses that affected dozens of people throughout New Zealand late last year.
Kiwis warned about deadly norovirus
Kiwis are being urged to take health precautions to prevent infection from a deadly strain of norovirus, which has already reached New Zealand.
NZ braces for deadly flu
Medical experts in New Zealand are bracing themselves for the arrival of a deadly flu that is sweeping the US which has already killed 20 children.
Surprise for overweight in death study
Overweight people have surprisingly beaten out your normal Joe Average on the mortality scale, a statistical survey of medical studies has shown.
Kiwi dies before trip for stem cell tests
A woman with a very rare debilitating disease was planning a trip to the United States for tests with stem cells before her death.
Taleban kill six in polio programme
Health experts have condemned a "devastating" assault by the Pakistan Taleban in which five female polio vaccinators were shot dead in co-ordinated attacks across two cities.
Study: Swine flu pandemic cost $31m
The 2009 swine flu pandemic cost New Zealand hospitals about $31 million, a new university study shows.
Gluten drug could allow normal diet
A new vaccine that could be the world's first cure for coeliac disease is being tested in New Zealand.
Parkinson's trial approved
New Zealand scientists have been approved to test a treatment for "the saddest of diseases" which involves injecting cells from a pig's brain into a patient.