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Paediatrician on keeping kids well while giving them back their "sense of normality".
'Winter wave' may return NZ to Covid case peak as new subvariant takes off: expert
Academic says BA.5 variant causing first 7-day average case number increase in months.
How the flu cost a little girl all her limbs
What started as the flu ended with a 5-year-old having her arms and legs amputated.
Covid: 20 deaths and 6460 new cases as infections continue to rise
The rise comes as the health system feels the pressure from Covid-19 and winter illnesses.
American men rush to get vasectomies after abortion ban
Overturn of Roe v Wade - People fear states could next move to restrict contraception.
Steven Tyler doing 'amazingly well' after leaving rehab
Aerosmith had to cancel concert dates after the star's 'heartbreaking' relapse in May.
'Absolutely shattered': Sport star's heartbreak over terminal diagnosis
The former Kiwi Ferns captain has opened up about her wife's devastating diagnosis.
Editorial: District health boards stood down
OPINION: 'This transition should not pass without an expression of gratitude.'
'Tip of the iceberg': Sir Peter Gluckman's warning over teen mental health
We are too focused on quick wins, says Sir John Key's former chief science adviser.
John Roughan: Change for change's sake or will the health reform work?
OPINION: If you can believe it, our public health system has been reformed.
Is our rising Covid death toll taking the humanity of the living too?
The numbers grow every day. But the names remain unknown.
Opinion: Sockburn killing - The buck stops with you, minister
The man accused of killing Laisa Waka Tunidau in random attack was in mental health care.
Watch: Andrew Little dubs new health system 'beacon towards equity'
Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace the country's 20 DHBs.
'We can be a voice for them': Green MP on 'heartbreaking' surgical mesh claims
MP's promise comes after Herald exposed investigation into claims women harmed by its use.
Health NZ to focus on staffing, health disparities - Rob Campbell
"People will see changes in some areas, some services ... within weeks or months."
Meghan Markle's mission to 'destigmatise' miscarriages
The duchess has spoken out in the wake of the Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v Wade.
Government launches Ministry of Disabled People
It will be first ministry with an official name in sign language, te reo and English.
Explainer: End of DHBs - what you need to know about new system
The focus has been on the top end of the planned changes - what about the local level?
Andrew Little and Dr Shane Reti on NZ's new health system
Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace all 20 district health boards.
'I've been robbed of my life': Patient says surgical mesh used without consent
"I used to be fun and outgoing ... now I live on eight Tramadol a day."
Focus: Merrissa Haa on her struggles with surgical mesh
Merrissa Haa, 47, is disabled after surgical mesh was inserted into her body without her consent. Video / Andrew Warner
Luxon's dilemma: On abortion and when politics and morals don't match
National leader seems to be a pragmatist. But if political landscape changes, what then?
TikTok is flooded with health myths. These medical experts are pushing back
New York Times: Meet the medical experts fighting bogus science, one "stitch" at a time.
Missing signature means no ACC payout for family
Roger Simpson died in agony due to misdiagnosed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure.
Top epidemiologist calls for mandatory flu self-isolation
Covid-19 requires seven-day isolation. Now a top doctor wants us to do the same with flu.
Monkeypox makes pledges of pandemic solidarity look hollow
Financial Times: High-income countries are once again scrambling for vaccines.
'Rotting' surgical mesh leaves woman without a bladder
Sally Walker shared her harrowing experience with the Herald.
'Gasping for air': Feverish 2-year-old waits 10 hours in hospital ED
Lakes DHB says its emergency departments are under 'significant pressure'.
Travis Barker's serious illness revealed
The Blink-182 drummer was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital yesterday.
Focus: Patient's surgical mesh 'rotting' inside of her
Sally Walker's insides were so badly damaged by surgical mesh that she was forced to get her bladder removed and her vagina sewn closed. Video / Dean Purcell
Random killing of mother: Health Minister expresses condolences to grieving family
Documents show staffing crisis at Hillmorton was escalated by health officials in January.
36,000 New Zealanders taking blood pressure pills urged to change treatments
Accuretic is a medicine generally used to manage blood pressure.
'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical mesh
Eight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.