Pathologists stunned by "staggering" results.

Medical specialists are warning a change to the way women are tested for cervical cancer is risky and premature.

The design of the Ellipta inhaler allows asthma or (COPD) patients to take one correct dosage every day, rather than take several every day.

Despite all the attention depression receives these days, it can be really hard to spot.

As they wrap up Week 9, our challengers are seeing results from #thekaylamovement.

The three-yearly primary cervical screening test is set to change to screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) every five years.

A long-term study shows the Napoleon Complex theory may have weight. Short men and larger women have reduced chances in life.

And here's what they do to your brain.

Our challengers are powering through to the final quarter of #thekaylamovement.

Here are three more strategies to combine with last week's to help you take control and create a morning routine that will help you start your day right.

A new mum has died after falling and hitting her head on steps at her home while 34 weeks pregnant. Her baby was successfully delivered by emergency caesarean.

People who have the money, or who have friends who have money, have the opportunity to stay alive longer than people are on the bones of their bum.

Feeding babies peanuts at least three times a week could protect them from developing nut allergies in later life, a study has found.

Scientists in Brazil have shown one of 15 mosquito species found in New Zealand is able to be infected with the virus in the lab.

Reviewing treat intakes and powering through holiday temptations.

A mother was found dead on her living room floor after a nurse cancelled an ambulance that was just one minute away.

Is the future of fitness headed for our offices, our homes and hotel rooms?

Study reveals the professions with the poorest health.

Assistance dog opens up new world for autistic 5-year-old after fundraising push.

The Government's message to melanoma petitioners at Parliament today is to wait for the Budget when Pharmac will almost certainly get an increase in its funding.

Parents are being urged to keep an eye on snacks they are putting in their children's lunch boxes which can seem healthy.

WATCH: Auckland student owes his life to the generosity of strangers, friends and family who raise money for life-saving melanoma drugs.

The most common fibs we should really 'fess up about.

You know how sometimes the day can just start off all wrong, and then go rapidly downhill from there?

Patients who have had miraculous results with melanoma drugs will join dying patients and their families to petition Govt to boost funding for Pharmac.

"Pulse" describes the edible seed from the pod of a legume crop.

There are many reasons why some people live long healthy lives while others don't, but one of them is undoubtedly genes.