
Man dies two months after pig kidney transplant
Surgeons had said they believed the organ would last for at least two years.
Surgeons had said they believed the organ would last for at least two years.
'Higher rates' are paid to attract locums amid staff shortages, the union says.
A GP worries the initiative is 'reducing the waitlist by stealth'.
Study finds excess weight could be fuelling more than 30 types of the disease.
'I wouldn’t wish it on anybody,' says his mum.
Ardie Neil was born at 27 weeks and weighed just 1.2kg.
Annual event helps develop connections between students and practising nurses.
New Zealand's housing building standards labelled decades behind most other countries.
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New York Times: Everything you need to know (and wish you didn't) about brain parasites.
Those with the condition say they are struggling to be heard.
Ashleigh Wyse's daughter Annalise is a happy girl with a tomboy attitude.
Mike Fletcher needed his stitches removed, but was left stranded.
Experts explain how osteoarthritis affects the body, and why it’s so hard to diagnose.
At one pharmacy, elderly patients getting a flu shot were also given child vaccinations.
The public sector union said the cuts included 'vital' injury prevention staff.
One Whangārei nurse says the mental health of her over-worked colleagues is a concern.
Junior doctors picketed outside hospitals this week.
You’ve heard of peanut allergies. But what about tick-meat or fruit-pollen allergies?
The agency's bosses said changes will not impact frontline services like rehabilitation.
The cost of doctor workforce shortages has hit more than US$70 million a year.
Govt will lower the bowel cancer screening age to 55.
Head injuries and their sustained effect on sports players have been a hot topic.
'We are now back on track to progress this development.'
Experts are studying if calorie restriction and fasting can increase longevity.
Grieving family needs funds to bring son's body home.
Closures were decided once all other options were exhausted, Pathlab says.
Death rates over winter are nearly a quarter higher than other times of the year. Why?
Getting sleep stress under control can make menopause considerably less miserable.
AstraZeneca said the decision is commercial as alternatives have superseded jab.